People seriously expect the police to wait until someone draws a gun before they shoot?
@adambanksdotcom He was armed. There was no failure of intelligence. He posed a threat to their lives during that pursuit.
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@bazzacollins@adambanksdotcom If somebody surrendered, should you assume they might still be armed and shoot them anyway? -
@PaulLomax@adambanksdotcom The police didn't know he'd thrown the gun away. And it's reasonable to assume he might still be armed.
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@bazzacollins That has to mean there’s a problem with their rules of engagement. Can’t shrug just because he was a bad guy (imho). -
@adambanksdotcom The Woolwich case proved that armed police don't always shoot to kill. They are making snap judgements.
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@bazzacollins@adambanksdotcom He wasn’t armed when he was shot. He’d disarmed himself….Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bazzacollins If they had exactly the same intelligence but it happened to be wrong, they’d have taken same action, killed a total innocent.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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