| are UK police now allowed to assassinate people? on 12:48 - Jan 5 with 1364 views | factual_blue |
Let's wait for the facts, shall we?
There was supposedly a firearm in the car. If he made a move for it, the police are going to shoot. |  |
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| are UK police now allowed to assassinate people? on 12:49 - Jan 5 with 1347 views | Keno |
anyone think they were american and the guy was ...... oh ......... |  |
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| are UK police now allowed to assassinate people? on 12:49 - Jan 5 with 1348 views | GeoffSentence |
It's a concern isn't it. It has been reported that they 'found a firearm in the car', the wording of which suggests he wasn't brandishing it at the time.
As with everything though, I would say that time will tell what happened, so long as the IPCC investigation is thorough and transparent we should hopefully find out if there was a reason for shots being fired, maybe the officer thought the victim was reaching for a weapon, or if the officer was at fault. |  |
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| are UK police now allowed to assassinate people? on 12:52 - Jan 5 with 1306 views | Lord_Lucan |
You've been away too long.
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| Depends if he was armed I guess. (n/t) on 12:52 - Jan 5 with 1297 views | Bloots |
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| are UK police now allowed to assassinate people? on 12:55 - Jan 5 with 1271 views | dirtyboy |
Possible lawful killing, murder or manslaughter NOT assassination.
Let's remember the police have only killed around 20 people in the last 10 years, they're hardly trigger happy. |  | | |
| are UK police now allowed to assassinate people? on 12:55 - Jan 5 with 1259 views | Ftnfwest |
if you disregard his behaviour and the belief that he was armed based on the best information they had and history of previously being armed and dangerous, no |  | | |
| are UK police now allowed to assassinate people? on 13:15 - Jan 5 with 1149 views | The_Last_Baron |
How in any way was this an assassination?
The dead man was not a significant political or religious figure.
Seems he was a drug dealer. |  |
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| are UK police now allowed to assassinate people? on 13:26 - Jan 5 with 1080 views | hype313 |
| are UK police now allowed to assassinate people? on 12:48 - Jan 5 by factual_blue |
Let's wait for the facts, shall we?
There was supposedly a firearm in the car. If he made a move for it, the police are going to shoot. |
"Let's wait for the facts, shall we?
"There was supposedly a firearm in the car"
Erm, didn't you just say lets wait for the facts? |  |
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| are UK police now allowed to assassinate people? on 13:31 - Jan 5 with 1054 views | The_Tomonator |
the rules of engagement are really quite simple and break down into 3 rules. all of which are open to personal feeling at the time. One of which something along the lines of if you feel that life is in imminent danger. (a current serving person will correct me) The overiding rule is use of firearms is a last resort.
As the post below says, lets wait for the facts. Personally, you dont have a gun in the car for nipping to the shops. |  | | |
| are UK police now allowed to assassinate people? on 14:10 - Jan 5 with 927 views | factual_blue |
| are UK police now allowed to assassinate people? on 13:26 - Jan 5 by hype313 |
"Let's wait for the facts, shall we?
"There was supposedly a firearm in the car"
Erm, didn't you just say lets wait for the facts? |
Hence the use of the word 'supposedly'. | |
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| are UK police now allowed to assassinate people? on 14:22 - Jan 5 with 889 views | Illinoisblue |
| are UK police now allowed to assassinate people? on 12:49 - Jan 5 by GeoffSentence |
It's a concern isn't it. It has been reported that they 'found a firearm in the car', the wording of which suggests he wasn't brandishing it at the time.
As with everything though, I would say that time will tell what happened, so long as the IPCC investigation is thorough and transparent we should hopefully find out if there was a reason for shots being fired, maybe the officer thought the victim was reaching for a weapon, or if the officer was at fault. |
yes, that was the phrase that stood out. Oh, we discovered a gun under his seat is very different to him pointing a gun out his car window. Seems odd that the police haven't given more detail. A "pre-planned" operation makes it sound worse than it potentially was.
Long story short: UK, don't become like the US regarding guns. |  |
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