Originally Posted by
David Franklin
And personally, I've said repeatedly that I don't criticise the actions of the people who actually shot him. I even think it's reasonable to accept that police in those situations will make mistakes that get people killed, and it doesn't mean the police involved are necessarily negligent.
But...
After the event, there's all the time in the world to make decisions, and yet we repeatedly find the police accounts seem to bear little resemblence to the facts. That, to me, is what is totally unacceptable. If you're a police officer involved in the shooting, and you say the deceased was "carrying a rucksack", or "vaulted the barriers", then if it's proved you lied, you should go to jail. After all, you're covering up actions that resulted in a death. Surely that's perverting the course of justice?
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