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| The wicked flee when no man pursueth | ||
| 2005-07-22 | ||
| British Muslims said they feared police were operating under a "shoot to kill" policy after a man was gunned down at an Underground train station following a new wave of bomb attacks. Muslims said the shooting deepened their anxiety about a violent backlash against their community in the wake of two sets of bomb attacks blamed on Islamist militants, including one that killed 56 people on July 7. The Muslim Council of Britain demanded police explain why an Asian-looking man, reported as a "suspected suicide bomber" by Sky News, was shot dead at Stockwell station in south London on Friday... A Muslim Council spokesman said Muslims were "jumpy and nervous" and feared reprisal attacks. "I have just had one phone call saying 'What if I was carrying a rucksack?'," said Inayat Bunglawala, referring to the rucksack bombs used in the London attacks...
"There may well be reasons why the police felt it necessary to unload five shots into the man and shoot him dead, but they need to make those reasons clear," Bunglawala said.
Some In another incident Friday, armed police briefly threw a cordon around a mosque in east London, while the home of a Muslim convert identified as one of the suspected July 7 suicide bombers was sealed off after a suspected arson attack. Analysts said the officers involved in the Stockwell shooting did not appear to be operating according to normal procedures. "These guys may have been some sort of plainclothes special forces," said terrorism expert Professor Michael Clarke. "To have bullets pumped into him like this suggests quite a lot about him and what the authorities, whoever they are, assumed about him." Professor Paul Rogers of Bradford University said the shooting had parallels with the "very strong" methods used by Israeli security forces and US troops in Iraq. "The kind of tactics the Met (Metropolitan police) appear to have used this morning are very similar to the very tough tactics that the Israelis use against suspected suicide bombers," he said. "So three lessons should be retained by the Moslem community. First, do not manufacture or carry bombs. Second, do not advocate or condone acts of violence. And three, when the police yell "Halt!", halt. | ||
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #8 Lesson ONE should be think of yourself as a citizen of the goddamn UK FIRST or at least as citizens of a civilized society, fuckwits. The rest will follow fairly easily according to common sense. For the denser lads and fear ridden idiots amongst you, there are three basic ideas to keep in mind at all times - Thou shall not make bombs nor be a boomer unless you serve your fucking country ie the UK. Thou shall not advocate treason nor provide support or comfort to those that do, even if they are coreligionists. Thou shall not run from the cops since wherever you live or go, ALL bets are off once you take that first stride. Forget the simple rules set forth above and you'll have nobody to blame but yourself when people look at you like a rat in the kitchen and treat you accordingly. |
| Posted by: AbuRatCatcherToTheStars 2005-07-22 22:38 |
| #7 Well they can "fear" all they want. If you have nothing to hide, you have noting to fear. Running from the police when you are ordered to stop, well frankly thats a bad idea any place. That he was being tailed by armed police in the UK where the majority of police are unarmed tells you volumes about this person of interest and all you need to about why he met his demise. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-07-22 19:39 |
| #6 Well if you are afraid,you could drive the fanatics and the clerics of hatred from your conmmunity,then there would be no problems. Until then,here's a quarter... |
| Posted by: Stephen 2005-07-22 15:01 |
| #5 you gotta laugh, where I come from it is a death sentence if you DO run from the police, they have no problems shooting a fleeing person and they have not been trained to "shoot to wound". I have allways been told don't pull a pistol unless you mean to use it. |
| Posted by: SCPatriot 2005-07-22 14:59 |
| #4 The mythical moderate Moslem has himself to blame for doing nothing to expose and capture their Islamofascist brethren. Yes, they are brethren, as long as they consider all Moslems to be brothers in jihad and uphold the ideal of sharia over the whole world. By the way, claiming that terrorist attacks in London would be avoided if only Iraq were abandoned to Al-Zarqawi is not evidence of "moderation". On the contrary. |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2005-07-22 13:37 |
| #3 British Muslims said they feared police were operating under a "shoot to kill" policy... So? |
| Posted by: DragonFly 2005-07-22 13:28 |
| #2 Do they know why the idiot ran, jumped over a turnstyle, and tried to board a train? Was he running drugs or an illegal immigrant? Either way they didn't need him anyway. |
| Posted by: Whaving Shong9753 2005-07-22 12:21 |
| #1 Love the title. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-07-22 12:19 |