On the left side, Jean Charles de Menezes, a 29-year old Brazilian citizen who lost his life two and half years ago in the London Metro. On the right, Osman Hussain, the supposed terrorist, after whom the Metropolitan Police of London were after in the aftermath of the July 2006 attacks. The striking (???) similarity between the two men, tragically misled two Scotland Yard firearms officers who gunned down de Menezes inside the train at Stockwell Station before he could even say a word...
The jury initially rejected the two officers' recount of the "incident" and a significant amount of doubt is still remaining on whether the killing could by any means be justified.
Despite of all that, I read on today's news that Scotland Yard is about to allow the two officers to return to frontline duties.
And I can only think that for as long as governments keep drifting away from the majorities that have elected them, for as long as the establishment keeps turning its back at the people who are supposed to sustain it, and for as long as the "law enforcers" think more on the enforcement than the actual laws, then tear-gas cannisters are about to be going out of stock more and more often.
I wish i could not believe these officers are back at "work".. i perfectly remember this execution, the guy was looking suspicious so.. he got shot seven times in the head at point-blank range!
ReplyDeletea perfect demonstration of what they call the "shoot-to-kill" policy.
thanks for keeping us in touch!