I think its stupid.

[Alkaz]

All this stuff about the bloke being shot at stockwell tube station.
Apparently its down to the police for killing him. But it was 2 days after the 7/7 bombings and u think he is a suicide bomber, wot are u going to do if u think he gonna blow himself up? Shot him.

Maybe he was innocent but the police couldnt take the risk.


Also a while ago a man was shot dead and the police was blamed. They thought he was an armed robber and he was ordered to put his weapon down. He didnt put it down so he was shot, dead. It was then later found out that it was inactual fact a chair leg. But because it was a chair leg it was the polices faught. If the bloke was innocent he would have put the gun down. If the police think ur an armed robber and are pointing a gun at them they arent going to try n get the gun off u. I think he almost deserved it.

Anyway post ur opinions about these shootings.

[Mandez]

The first one, i think the SAS had been following that guy cause he was suspected terrorist, and when he pegged it inside the train station to catch the train, the SAS took him down.

but i think they realised he wasnt a terrorist before they did it, but its hard to stop the SAS when they have a target.

[drama]

He only ran because they were non-marked officers, carrying guns, for all he knew they were from gangs, type of gangs he escape when his family moved from Brazil > England.

Should they of shot him? Well, he could of been a terroist, but he's not, i think it was the right thing to do, sparing one life to save the majority (even the majority weren't in danger).

[Alkaz]

Who was u talking bout their? ^

[drama]

The first guy you talked about, who was shot, the brazilian one.

[Elkaa]

Was there any need for 10 shots to the head? :)

Sounds to me like they didn't want him to survive, for whatever reason.

Also, if you watch the CCTV footage, he didn't run away, at all. He got onto the train as anyone else, and the police then shot him. The CCTV is on BBC News website, somewhere.

[Alkaz]

I didnt say anythign bout 10shots nor running :P

[Nixt]

When they shoot at a terrorist that could be armed they are trained to shoot to kill.

[Elkaa]

I didnt say anythign bout 10shots nor running :P

It's refering to the first shooting, where they shot him 10 times.


When they shoot at a terrorist that could be armed they are trained to shoot to kill.

I'm sure that if I stood over someone and shot once or twice, I'd hit them - Wouldn't take 10 shots.

[Alkaz]

Yah and now he was proven innocent the police are gettnig the blame.
But if they didnt they would be blamed for letting a terroist get away and potentially blow himself and overs up.

I dont get the media. Make ur fen mind up :(

[Nixt]

I'm sure that if I stood over someone and shot once or twice, I'd hit them - Wouldn't take 10 shots.

Yes, but what I am saying is that he would have been killed regardless. Also, when you think about it, ten shots isn't that much; most of them would of been carrying automatic rifles and several would have shot at once.

[Mandez]

does it matter how many bullets they fired, they killed him ***.

[Alkaz]

several would have shot at once.
Yah thats what i thought.

[GommeInc]

I am sure the man who was shot because he had a chair leg didn't drop the 'weapon' because he was in shock and confusion? You can't expect someone to drop anything just by one command. The poilice are at fault for shooting him, they didn't give him enough time. They should of got him to put his arms up or at least allow more time to put the 'gun' down. At least with this man, if it was an actual gun, if he was preparing to use it you would actually be on the winning side because you're already aimed at him.

The tube accident was by accident and I still think it's the police forces fault. Who cares if he could of been a suicide bomber, that's in the past. The fact is down to reality, that he wasn't a suicide bomber and didn't have any known intentions to blow up a train. If the police wanted to solve problems like this, they should solve this themselves, with security checks and scanners. What is rediculous is that they shot him when they had no proof. The police, again, are at fault. Because an innocent man had an unjustified death.

Saying the man who had a chair leg deserved it is stupid "/ In what way did he deserve to be shot?


"I saw an Asian guy. He ran on to the train, he was hotly pursued by three plain clothes officers, one of them was wielding a black handgun.

"He half tripped... they pushed him to the floor and basically unloaded five shots into him," he told BBC News 24.
They had him on the floor... Surely they would of known if he was holding a bomb "/