Relatives say Met admits that, contrary to reports, electrician did not leap tube station barrier and was not wearing a bulky jacket.
Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian shot dead in the head, was not wearing a heavy jacket that might have concealed a bomb, and did not jump the ticket barrier when challenged by armed plainclothes police, his cousin said yesterday.
Speaking at a press conference after a meeting with the Metropolitan police, Vivien Figueiredo, 22, said that the first reports of how her 27-year-old cousin had come to be killed in mistake for a suicide bomber on Friday at Stockwell tube station were wrong.
"He used a travel card," she said. "He had no bulky jacket, he was wearing a jeans jacket. But even if he was wearing a bulky jacket that wouldn't be an excuse to kill him."
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First reports had him with wires coming out from under puffer jacket which were obviously false. All we can do is wait for the inquiry.
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I'm glad you put another thread up on this. No one answered the most important question on the last one:
Is the Metropolitan Police policy wrong?
As for the details, was the cousin a witness?
And? What's your point, sloppy? ID'ing the body gave her psychic powers? Like in The Dead Zone, only she got to see into the past?
Now then, how about that other question: Is the Metropolitan Police policy wrong?
As for the Met's policy. Yes it is right, BUT and it is a big BUT, if the policy was undertaken and the victim was not in posession of a bomb, not wearing a bulky jacket, did not 'jump the turnstyle'.....then the police need to review the policy and their tactics.
Of course, it's right. And so is your "but", although it's based on a great big IF.
I'd want to hear it from the police, or the investigative body. Family members are bound to be understandably upset. And al-Guardian is...well...al-Guardian.
You keep asking "is the Met policy correct"? Can you first explain to me what this policy is?
You need me to explain that to you? You don't know what I'm talking about?
Sweet jeebus, you kids are thick.
Read a little.
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Duh...
If the police have reason to suspect that you're capable and willing to carry out an attack on civlians, they are authorized to use deadly force to prevent you from doing so.
Ahh....duh....
Clear enough there, sloppy? Now what?
Oh yeah, you answer the question.
ROFL! You're just as impatient as you are ignorant.
You've been waiting for me to show up, so you could pounce on that, right? And you're feewing all negwected because mean old Pablo didn't come look for you first. Awwww....
Ha. Put up, fool. Answer the question.
::crickets::
You lose, joe.
The policy exists exactly as I said it does and it fits perfectly with what you've quoted. What I said indicates immenence: capability and willingness/intent.
Wrong again, joe.
Oh, there's one other thing you don't seem to understand, and that's the difference between a British law and a Metropolitan Police policy.
We're discussing the latter, not the former. If you're going to go away, try to catch up before commenting, would you?
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