British police shoot dead armed robber-Well done,?

huggz

Its a case of if the criminal wants to break the law then he takes the consequences. ALL police should be armed, that might make the toe rags think twice (thats if they have enough brain cells to think twice!) before they break the law...often endangering or stealing from honest hardworking people who stay within the law. Im sure many will bleat "victimless crime" but theres no such thing, they all have have victims in one way or another!

jacg

I agree. The officer concerned though will be suspended from duty until such a time as it is established he/she acted correctly in accordance with their force procedures. Seems a bit of a mockery when the only reason why someone would go armed is with the intention that they would use their weapon if it came to it.

It is only a shame for that criminal's family who are left to mourn the loss of their son/husband/dad. Maybe they are also grieving because their son/husband/dad thought so little of them that he would take a firearm into a situation where odds on armed police would attend and will probably shoot him.

victim

argeed well done another lowlife off the streets ... keep it up

christeehbeeh

Oh yes because of political correctness and goody two shoes that's what makes the criminal becomes the hero and the police rather than giving him gold medal he's been under pressure of his actions.

Lucianna

You're not the only one that doesn't give a toss about a criminal being shot. I feel the same way. It saves some 'court cost' and 'lawyer fees' and some time and effort.
The police dept has to do an investigation to 'justify' the shooting. They have to determine that it was a 'clean shoot' and that the officer didn't over react to the situation. Criminal or not, the dead man still has a family that will protest the killing, no matter how justified it was.
There's way too many people that think 'well, my boy would never do that', or 'my friend would never do that'. But I think they're only in denial about the criminal and don't want to admit that the person is an armed and dangerous criminal.

d_andrews78

Your right so what if a criminal gets shot by a police officer, if they are brave enough to do the crime then it should be clear that the consequences of the action could be fatal.
I think the the only reason this case has hit the headlines is because one of the officers involved was also at the shooting of the Brazilian on the underground, to this day I still don't know why the Met had to apoligise to the family. He over stayed on is visa, and he went on the tube with a backpack after all the bombings, and ran when being chased.
I guess the family will have been well compensated for there loss.

cakeyspig

I agree entirely. This officer has also saved countless thousands of pounds for the taxpayer because we don't have to keep another scroat in prison for years and years.

Chris C

I feel the same. Criminals should not be given a second chance. And prison, now days, is a second chance.

the criminal mind is a very unstable one i agree with you

hardupmatt

Let this officer rid the country of all crims

E=MC2

I agree entirely. He chose to be an armed robber and the consequence is that the Police might catch up with you and shoot back. If these people don't like the idea of that then they should choose another profession.

(Plus the death means no burden on the tax payer as we do not have to pay for the next 10 years of his life in prison, which incidentally are overcrowded - so it helps the prison service as well - so all's well that ends well in my opinion)

nicemanvery

It does'nt take much working out that the percentage of armed police is very small so it stands to reason that sooner or later the same policeman is going to be responsible for more than one death , but at the end of the day the armed cops are there to protect us from armed criminals and thats exactly what he's done and i for one wish him the best !

Weed

i agree with you

dastardly

fantastic i absolutely agree with you, serves them bloody right, it should happen on a daily basis, ridding us of scum who cant be bothered getting a bloody job and supporting themselves. as for de menendez guy, hell he broke the law, he knew he wasnt going to get shot for being here illegally, christ we are civilised here thats why they all come here! had he just surrendered they would not have shot him. live by our rules or get the hell out of here! he broke the law like any other criminal in this world it was his own stupidity that got him shot, the police acted upon good reason to take the steps they did, for the public safety!

mrstigerstripes

i agree with you.

dave p

agree with you , if you carry a gun for criminal reasons ,expect to be shot at even killled.

Charlie Brown

I agree too they should all be shot include who is complaining
against all police officers...

sara W

the police man had a responsibility to make every body safe but i think you dint need to kill them. cant they just shoot them in the arm or something. its such a hard things now a days because the police have been given the gun to protect others and the robber had the gun to hurt others its easy to see who the good and bad guy is. i dint think you could honestly answer this one unless you were there and saw the dangers the police man would have thought of other methods he wouldn't have just shot him. but if the robber didn't have the gun and wasn't putting others in danger then the officer wouldn't of had to shoot him.

richard_beckham2001

The police do a great job in this country. Look how many have died these last few years, due to armed criminals.

janice h

Now you've got it. This Police Officer did his job. He does not need to be investigated though this is standard practice any time an officer is involved in a shooting. I guess that is a good thing. We wouldn't want officers believing they could just shoot someone and claim that the one they shot was a bad guy when he really was just someone that the officer was pissed at, would we.

2 good 2 miss

I couldnt agree more.... live by the sword then die by the sword. Crime is too easy for people in this country as they no not much will be done.... top question.... you get a lollipop

tucksie

Behave yourself, UK citizens are being criminalised for trivial car offences and putting a piece of paper in the wrong recycling bag, as a volunteer to try the system was.
Are the public now at risk for such as sneezing in a racist manner, don't bet on it.

jane c

yes - they should all be shot!!

Norm

I agree with you

gabs4_28

so wat? if the criminal would shot ur family member den u would want him dead. leave it up to the police. wa if the cops life was in danger? its either his or the criminals. i take the criminals life...

watcherofmankind

BEWARE of trigger-happy cops!! Once they get the taste of killing, they will kill again.

digdugs

Be careful how you judge this.

I somewhat agree, but you have to look at what they are looking at.

Maybe the robber was surrendering, and he shot him for no reason.

Maybe the robber had no gun. Check prints. Placement of weapon, versus how the suspect fell after shooting. Right or wrong side?

Left or right handed? Where was it found? Do they match?

Maybe it was setup. Maybe it wasn't. Maybe the cop has been known to lose it and get trigger happy.

They have to take statements and look at prior investigations.

Any shooting of a human demands investigation. That shouldn't make him/her innocent/guilty.

MUCH POWER IS IN THEIR HANDS AND THEY MUST BE CHECKED OUT!!!!!

In America most cops are put on paid leave after shooting someone until the investigation is complete.

Rob Roy

You have no knowledge that Mr. de Menezes was here illegally, like most people you believe what the media says. Of course the police have a right to open fire if attacked by armed criminals but so far all we have is a version of events unproven in court. You may remember the inaccurate information about de Menezes put out by the police after he was killed,all later to be proven to be false. With your 'additional details' you are going down a very dangerous road. Many of the comments made in 'answers' reveal ignorance of 'the rule of law' as it stands in this country. Don't like it vote to change it!. 'Simon M' your version of the death of de Menezes is a travesty of the truth.

Peter F

You think that prison is a easy peasy lemon squeasy little activity time? Hell no! I like prison better than death penalty beacause they have to spend the rest of their lives in a 9by7 cell. Everyday. A bank robber could get as much as 20 YEARS in prison. Do you know how long 20 years is??? That's being put in there while you're 25 and getting out when you are 45!!! Time doesn't pass either. While death on the other hand is ecscpaing the punishment deserved. And you think Great Britian is bad??? You obviously haven't spent a whole lot of time in America. Shootings every night. Gangs beating people to death. Drugs and alcohol with teens. Need I go on!?!?!

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