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Originally posted by DeltAlum
That may well be. On the other hand, the man was wearing an overcoat on a hot summer day and ran from them. There were allegedly also "wires" coming out of the coat accroding to some witnesses.
That does not give a reason to shoot someone who was down and being subdued -- unless someone thought he was reaching for one of the alleged wires or whatever.
I suspect that the British Police don't have nearly as much experience with deadly force as American cops because most of them don't carry guns.
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One of my buddy who live in London told me that Stockwell (the area where the guy was shot) is a very dangerous area. One plausible explanation on why the guy ran is:
(1) He see three persons running toward him.
(2) He panicked thinking these persons wanted mug him
(3) Instinct comes in and he heads toward a crowded area
(4) Fill with adreneline, he doesn't hear any of the orders and he gets shot.
Of course, this is all speculation and an inquiry will be done to get to the bottom on what happen. Either way, it's a tragedy for both the man's family and the officer who shot him.