Strange

[louiselux]

Today's disturbing news is: Police shoot man in Tube station. Either they knew he had a bomb on him and was very likely to set it off or-- who knows? The description of how the shooting took place is very disturbing. Armed police in this country don't have a very good track record. I'm thinking about the man who got shot for possession of a table leg.

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[louiselux.livejournal.com]

I don't think this guy even had a bag-- he was wearing a big coat apparently, so it's possible he could have been wired up underneath it. I don't know what's a worse turnout from this, that he was another suicide bomber or an innocent person. They're both equally chilling.

[rochefort.livejournal.com]

Just saw a report which suggested that the guy tripped and two cops caught him and held him down while a third shot him. Shooting someone who's a suspect is bad enough, but an execution like that is utterly horrific.

Whether or not he turns out to have been an actual suspect or an innocent in the wrong place at the wrong time -- well, it really is anyone's guess. Both options make me really nervous about the extra powers the police now want.