Not surprisingly the Metropolitan Police are unwilling to take responsibility for the slaughter of Jean Charles De Menezes last July. I was appalled to hear the police defence, which runs along the lines of:
(I have to paraphrase as I can't find it in text)
"The police did not set out on that day to kill Jean Charles De Menezes, they set out to protect the citizens of London"
Dear Metropolitan Police, Jean Charles De Menezes did not set out that day to get shot in the head seven times, or, for all we know, to commit any crime that would lead him to be shot in the head seven times. Jean Charles De Menezes was a citizen of London who should have been protected by the individuals who shot him seven times in the head.
This is not the time to take the "policing's a difficult job" approach. Someone cocked up and an innocent man died. That someone must take responsibility for their actions, or we cannot trust those paid to defend us.
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