Comments on: Was Mark Saunders Murdered By The Police?

By: DonatKings

DonatKings — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:24:23 +0000

This is not an issue about the actions of individual firearms officers - they are very junior in rank and at the bottom of the ‘food chain’ in terms of planning the operation. The bigger issue, and one which has so far been overlooked, is the role of the senior officer(s) in command who set the strategy and implemented the tactics. It is intriguing to note that the most senior officer involved was none other than Commander ‘Dr’ Ali Dizaei (from whom God preserve us!), who apparently had scant experience of such matters. It will be interesting to see how rigorously the IPCC pursue him.

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:26:31 +0000

To think shoot to kill used to be a controversial topic - now it’s open policy…

What happened to T.V. though???? Didn’t there used to be lots of crusading, government-bashing drama???

There only seems to be spoofs of New Labour - and bits of criticism - not the intense hatred there was in the Thatcher years (which they still teach us about like Mrs T. is still in power - maybe that’s the problem - they haven’t noticed it’s not the 80s anymore??? ).

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:20:33 +0000

The boys in blue usually always close rank in either country, I do believe. Certainly looks like a slight ‘over kill’ when it would only take one bullet to do the ‘trick’ to incapacitate him or kill him. Rather trigger happy - somewhat like in the Menezes case.

By: The Real Stig

The Real Stig — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:17:56 +0000

Don’t worry, it will all be explained and justified, just like Menezes, no one apart from the victim and his relatives will suffer. Bureaucracies are unacountable and look after their own first - there is no second.

By: magnetite

magnetite — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:16:01 +0000

It’s time for another Festival of Britain! Bring on the dodgy architecture and technology that will be outmoded in a week.

By: val

val — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:16:13 +0000

Lone Pigeon

Too true, the World IS a joke, do we blame the Politicians or the Public who really
don”t care?

By: June

June — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:14:34 +0000

leave it to the experts then

By: Lone Pigeon

Lone Pigeon — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:47:04 +0000

Nothing in this country works anymore. The so called ‘experts’ that change their views with the wind are a complete joke. Everytime I pick up the paper, for a chuckle, it’s experts this and experts that. Who are these experts that actually appear as experts on just being experts? The world is a joke in my eyes. Everything is all going wrong isn’t it….

By: chenier

chenier — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:44:18 +0000

Probably not; the Judgement in the High Court about whether it is proper for police officers to be allowed to compare notes before giving evidence is yet to be handed down, and the question is one that could go all the way to Strasbourg.

Of course, if there really is a video showing that Mark Saunders was not pointing his gun at them, and the officers say otherwise, the question gets a great deal nastier…