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Man shot in London was not linked to terrorists
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Posted on 07/23/2005 5:13:50 PM PDT by friedamfry
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I have questions about it, who was he? What was he doing there? What was his connection to the people in the house, and, did he realize the men chasing him were undercover police. Peaceniks will jump up and down and say this is why "no one should have guns". I think one may offer if the london police had them every day, and everyone knew it, they would be more inclined to stop when ordered to do so.
To: friedamfry
If the bobbies went back to billyclubs everyone, would be a lot safer. Someone is bound to say it.
To: friedamfry
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posted on
07/23/2005 5:18:31 PM PDT
by
advance_copy
(Stand for life, or nothing at all)
To: friedamfry
This was a fierce response. I don't know what was going on behind the scenes, but there must have been something quite significant for these officers to operate in this manner.
Did they think he was the trigger man for a WMD? Were they attempting by any means possible to keep him from activating a WMD?
In upcoming days we may get answers to this. I certainly do not think we have the whole story at this time. We may never have it.
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posted on
07/23/2005 5:19:23 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(US socialist liberalism would be dead without the help of politicians who claim to be conservative.)
To: DoughtyOne
Yeah but he was thinking about being one...
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posted on
07/23/2005 5:20:13 PM PDT
by
samadams2000
(Pitchforks and Lanters..with a smiley face!)
To: Misterioso
Oh hogwash! Just like anywhere in the world... All he had to do to stay alive was obey the commands he was given. Leaping the turnstile and running from police is suicidal behavior!!!
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posted on
07/23/2005 5:20:38 PM PDT
by
SierraWasp
(Iraq! Our exit strategy is... VICTORY!!!)
To: friedamfry
Five to the head. Not taking many chances, were they?
To: DoughtyOne
It had to be fierce. He was a possible detonator and needed to lose consciousness ASAP.
To: friedamfry
I'm reading more into this that the fellow acted like he was up to something and was in a house that was suspect. I think that the least he should have done was to stop as ordered.
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posted on
07/23/2005 5:22:14 PM PDT
by
Thebaddog
(Hail Britannia!)
To: DoughtyOne
Let's don't start beatin up the Bobbies, like the radicals of the 60's and 70's smeared "the pigs" in this country. I just can't bear to hear anymore of that!!!
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posted on
07/23/2005 5:23:03 PM PDT
by
SierraWasp
(Iraq! Our exit strategy is... VICTORY!!!)
To: friedamfry
What part of 'stop or I'll shoot' did he not understand?
To: SierraWasp
Ooops. Your sarcasm detector turned off?
To: friedamfry
I'm with you. I want to know who this was and what he was up to. I really am not interested in what he was not, though it's interesting that none of his family have been complaining.
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posted on
07/23/2005 5:26:03 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Don't Tread on Me; Live Free or Die)
To: friedamfry
I read on Yahoo news that the guy was an electrician. That might explain the witness who said he saw a "bomb belt"--it was a belt with an electrician's tools of the trade--and something that might well be mistaken, in an edgy environment, for a bomb.
It would be interesting to know if he was Muslim.
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posted on
07/23/2005 5:27:14 PM PDT
by
twntaipan
(EU: The Eurabian Union?)
To: friedamfry
Well, that's a pity.
But if you are suspected of violence, won't stop when commanded, flee from the police, and make a threatening move towards more victims... you WILL be shot, in any city and at any time.
To: All
This is either a colossal goatfk or there is much more to this story than we are aware of - Simple as that -
To: friedamfry
Something doesn't seem right here. To come out and almost "apologize" seems out of character. I would have expected details about his behavior and an investigation still going on. Maybe I'm just comparing apples to oranges.
To: friedamfry
We are now satisfied that he was not connected with the incidents of Thursday, July 21, 2005.
I prefer the past tense: We are now satisfied that he is no longer connected to anything. Too bad the dummy didn't comprehend the order "stop or I'll shoot"! And only a day short of the weekend, what a bi#@h!
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posted on
07/23/2005 5:28:36 PM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Too many idiots, too little time to deal with them all......I'll just shoot what I can.)
To: friedamfry
now the crying in the milk begins....
do 'they' lose any sleep over collateral damage
with their IED's ? no....
It's war
To: friedamfry
If the guy had no link to terrorists, why was he coming out of a house that was under surveillance, wearing a heavy jacket in summertime weather and acting the way he was? He did everything he could to get shot.
This is no different than the gang-banger wanna-bes that get shot and it turns out they didn't have any dope, guns, or gang affiliations. Don't act the part and you won't get whacked.
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posted on
07/23/2005 5:29:08 PM PDT
by
Excuse_My_Bellicosity
("A litany of complaints is not a plan." -- G.W. Bush, regarding Sen. Kerry's lack of vision)
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