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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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It's pretty fucking difficult to not be jitterywhen you know you are trying to stop someone who you knew had a gun when you started following him.
The best solution is no armed officers. But that is only possible if you have no armed criminals. Just thank fuck we live in a society where this was at least investigated and put before a jury.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 15:26,
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I think investigated is the wrong wordThat implies it started with no preconceptions, and you know fine well that anyone investigating this would be looking for every reason not to find cause for this to be concluded as a mistake.
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I think we've all got prejudices about thisso none of us are qualified to know how well, or not, it was investigated. The fact remains that it was investigated and it was put before a jury. Prejudice about the UK legal system notwithstanding, that's what should have happened and what did happen
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 15:36,
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The police officers involved weren't interviewed under caution though, were they?The investigation was made by fellow officers, who aren't exactly well known for finding fault with one another.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 15:33,
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^^^Clearly doesn't know any coppers. Professional Standards Division, as any cop will tell you, are a shower of tossers who would sell their own granny for a conviction.
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I'm sure that helps them to do their job properly.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 15:54,
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