Thursday, July 28, 2005

Brazilian Shot by UK Cops Not Wearing Bulky Coat

Guardian UK: Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian electrician- on his way to a job in NW London- was shot 7 times in the head and once in the shoulder last week after Scotland Yard initially claimed he wore a bulky jacket and jumped the barrier when police identified themselves and ordered him to stop. Speaking at a press conference AFTER a meeting with the Metropolitan police, his family says that the Met police admit that de Menezes 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 (who were members of London Metropolitan's elite SO19 firearms unit who have a "shoot to kill" policy), and despite incorrect stories first put forth that he was an illegal in the UK, Jack Straw admits that Menezes was a legal immigrant. How's that shoot first/ ask questions later policy working for ya UK? Stop drinking from Bush's fascism cup... it is way bad for you.
Posted by Tina :: 1:03 AM :: 2 Comments:

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