Stockwell Man Innocent
Jul 23 2005
breaking now. This just posted on Urban.
We believe we now know the identity of the man shot at Stockwell Underground station by police on Friday 22nd July 2005, although he is still subject to formal identification.
We are now satisfied that he was not connected with the incidents of Thursday 21st July 2005.
For somebody to lose their life in such circumstances is a tragedy and one that the Metropolitan Police Service regrets.
The man emerged from a block of flats in the Stockwell area that were under police surveillance as part of the investigation into the incidents on Thursday 21st July.
He was then followed by surveillance officers to the underground station. His clothing and behaviour added to their suspicions.
The circumstances that led to the man's death are being investigated by officers from the MPS Directorate of Professional Standards, and will be referred to the IPCC in due course.
Anyone who may have been in or around Stockwell tube station at approximately 10:00, 22/7 and may have heard or seen anything is asked to contact police on 020 8785 8632/8646 or 8639.
Press Bureau
New Scotland Yard
Jul 23 2005
#2
Jesus, I genuinely didn't think they'd be this fucking stupid...
So what, they just followed him from where they were watching suspects, got him mixed up with them, then kicked him to floor and shot him in the head 5 times?
Jul 23 2005
#3
This is fucking insane! Somehow I thought this was the case but as you say above, didnt really think theyd be so fucking stupid. Its really frustrating too, cos it seems as if people are treating this like its fuckin normal - even if he was linked to shit its still a little excessive yknow?! Shoot to kill policy is working out for em ok it seems - I feel like we should be doing something about this but what exactly is lost on me...
Jul 23 2005
#4
Take the guns off the fuckers.
Jul 23 2005
#5
Is it too soon to make sick jokes about Refused being fucked?
Jul 23 2005
#6
Popping back to this board to get away from nutters who think that the police were probably acting for everyone's good even in this case and that giving them the power to hold people on the floor and execute them at will as long as they think the person *might* be a terrorist is ok.
Fucking hell though. Someone I know said they heard on the news somewhere that the police knew at the time that he wasn't carrying a bomb. Anyone know where I can find this story or has that one been hushed up (I don't have much reason to distrust the person who said it, they're a rabid tory and it'd be really unusual for them to lie about something like that)?
Jul 23 2005
#7
Jack wrote:
Is it too soon to make sick jokes about Refused being fucked?
Jul 23 2005
#8
Well I feel like an idiot now for assuming the police might have known what they were doing for once. What a fucking tragedy.
Jul 23 2005
#9
So we're agreed that cops shooting people is bad, right?
Jul 23 2005
#10
if you give monkeys guns they will kill people, simple as...
Jul 23 2005
#11
Fucking hell.
Fucking hell.
Hopefully the backlash will be massive and mighty.
BTW -- this is one of the times I appreciate libcom, because right now I'm not going near Urban75 unless I want to read through 1145 pages of people bickering about pointless stuff. Sometimes a focumes site cuts all that crap out 
Jul 23 2005
#12
Red Ken wrote:
The police acted to do what they believed necessary to protect the lives of the public.This tragedy has added another victim to the toll of deaths for which the terrorists bear responsibility.
ffs!
Jul 23 2005
#13
Jul 23 2005
#14
Jack wrote:
Red Ken wrote:
The police acted to do what they believed necessary to protect the lives of the public.This tragedy has added another victim to the toll of deaths for which the terrorists bear responsibility.
ffs!
Could've been doing a Workers' Power style Blair/Brown allusion...
probably not though.
Jul 24 2005
#15
27 Year old Brazilian. Brown skin I expect, people.
Jul 24 2005
#16
He was an electrician...explains the belt.
Jul 24 2005
#17
Hmm, so where do we go from here? Surely some questions arising from Blair's new 'anti-terror' laws? my friends.
Big questions and propaganda value. They are shooting at Will because they are embarassed (the Met) and Will is innocent.
xxx
Jul 24 2005
#18
thaw wrote:
They are shooting at Will because they are embarassed (the Met) and Will is innocent.xxx
Jul 24 2005
#19
Aye, poor Will.
Jul 25 2005
#20
How innocent was he this Brazilian chap? In the first radio reports on the day of the killing, the police claimed he was wearing a,"base ball cap" and a'thick coat". That should teach you denizens of the great wen something, even if it is only that it's safer to wear decent flat caps.
Jul 27 2005
#21
Yeah shit I assumed the cops knew what they were doing.
That Crispin twat - the BBC's "intelligence expert" pissed me off tho when the first thing he said was (puts plums in mouth): "The first thing to bear in mind is that the police never shoot anybody without a jolly good reason". Cock 
Jul 27 2005
#22
Also, the Paul Wilkinson guy, supposed 'terrorism' expert. God help us, I know more than he does.
(Assume John. is writing ironically btw)
Jul 28 2005
#23
John. wrote:
That Crispin twat - the BBC's "intelligence expert" pissed me off tho when the first thing he said was (puts plums in mouth): "The first thing to bear in mind is that the police never shoot anybody without a jolly good reason". Cock
Good god did he actually say "jolly good reason"?!
Amazing.
I hate those BBC terrorism "experts" and the like. Morons.
Jul 28 2005
#24
Someone sent me this, dunno if it's genuine or a mock up:
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Jul 28 2005
#25
Clearly Photoshopped.
Jul 28 2005
#26
According to IMC the image came from Notting Hil LU Station. I must make a mental note of staying away from the Notting Hill Carnival. That must be coming up soon.
Jul 28 2005
#27
Class, I need to send that to my London friends (if only I knew how)
Jul 28 2005
#28
right click the image and save it to your computer. then attach it to an e-mail.
Or just right click, copy the image location, and paste it as a link into an e-mail.
Jul 28 2005
#29
That worked. Thanks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4711021.stm