Scotchegg
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And back on track............... police officer suspended, crowds on the street protesting........
Chris Kaba: Met suspends officer who shot dead unarmed man
The police watchdog has opened a homicide investigation over the death of the 24-year-old.www.bbc.co.uk
Have they skipped the previous & other contributory factors around his death?
Convicted & jailed for possession of an imitation firearm
Firearms marker on the car due to a previous incident.
It wasn`t his car.
He failed to stop for police.
He tried to ram a pursuing marked Police vehicle.
Failed to get out of the car after the ramming despite multiple requests by armed officers.
Not a single one of those gives a lawful reason to discharge a firearm, and ultimately kill someone, unless it can be demonstrated that there was a clear risk to life.
As for questions about whether it is right to suspend the officer, there is a live homicide investigation in which they are responsible for the death. It's not unreasonable under those circumstances to suspend someone from duty pending a full investigation. I'm not sure how anyone would suggest otherwise.