I remember the news the police had shot a terrorist coming in one morning at work. Everyone was so pleased but my stomach lurched. In fact, my comment at the water-cooler was it would be great if the person shot did in fact turn out to be a terrorist.
It was horrible to be proved right, and even more awful to realise how dubious I am about police competence.
The shooting of Jean-Charles de Menezes was a complete tragedy. The pressures the police were under were huge, and actually I could sympathise with their position were it not for the appalling way they have handled the aftermath –video footage going ‘missing’; Jean Charles’s character being besmirched; resisting a proper investigation; and now Sir Ian Blair absolutely ruling out considering his position as leader of the Met.
Andrew Rawnsley in last Sunday’s Observer made the most eloquent case for Sir Ian’s dismissal:
“We too often talk about this or that trifling controversy being morally outrageous. The editor of Blue Peter lost his job because of a bit of malarkey over the name of the programme’s cat.”
So I do think it would be appropriate for Sir Ian and his political bosses to have a rethink on this issue.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
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