The death of Jean Charles de Menezes shows how much can go wrong when fear and prejudice cloud armed officers’ judgmentsThe descriptions varied. Officer Frank assumed he was “a white man”,but thought: It would be worth somebody else having a examine.” Officer Ivor believed he had “Mongolian eyes”; Officer Harry said he was acting in a wary manner”; Commander Dick thought him “very, very jumpy”. But a consensus soon emerged: he was a jihadi approximately to blow up London’s tube. Related: Shoot to abolish: what is the UK’s policy? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com