Response to Ann. That shoot-to-kill policy is very dangerous.

First of all I would like to thank Ann for showing why the Democrats have been having such a hard time lately. The frivolous arguments based on lies and warped morals are what the Republicans live for. I do not understand how anyone with a lick of sense can compete with them. To paraphrase Al Franklin they'll lie, lie, lie to cover up a lie and if you catch them in a lie they'll call you a liar.

Second, I'd like to respond to your post directly Ann. Whoever implied the "good" you speak of countered the bad doesn't speak for me. How dare you imply any good came from this. You cannot in your right mind believe that if everyone walks slowly and wears a denim jacket that the terrorists will be easier to spot. Someone could just as easily accomplish their goals by simply lining plastic explosives along their jeans or shoes (as in one infamous case we all remember that forced me to take my Converse in a meaningless show of security in airports). Apparently if I walk slowly, resemble another man and an officer is taking a leak when he should be doing his job I'll take 7 to the head!

Finally, I'd like to talk about what's really gone on here.
An innocent, unarmed man was shot to death by London Cops after sitting in the train of a London Subway. The officers lied by omisson when they allowed the public to believe the man was acting suspicious. And then the Scotland Yard has the nerve to be angry the report was leaked.
The shoot-to-kill policy and suspicious behavior were cited in justifying the actions of the officers. He was shot to death because he lived on the same block as one of the bombers. The Scotland Yard claims he was shot to death because of miscommunication.
I'll tell you the truth. Menezes was shot to death without proper justification. He was shot to death because of the incompetence of the officers. He was shot to death because of fear based on ineptitude and stereotypes. He was shot to death because he was not white. He was shot to death because they need a scapegoat (had it not been for forensics and the leak he may have been looked at as "suspicious" for all of posterity).
Jean Charles de Menezes was an innocent man. He had a family and a community and was riding the train the same way he had been riding for months. He could not control where he lived. He could not control what he looked like. He could not control officers who would "shoot to kill".
No good can come of this action. We all know how not to act suspicious. Only a fool believes no one knows not to run from a cop. You can look at cartoons and black and whites that show thieves, drug dealers and the stereotypical "bad guy" with large jackets. We are not unfamiliar with what looks suspicious and no one will believe the world is going to consciously change their behavior in a way that suits finding terrorists.
A human being was killed in cold blood. This act is nothing more than an act of murder.