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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 06:19 PM
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Tube shooting was 'state execution'
The police killing of Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes has been branded "state execution" by a leading Liberal Democrat.

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Mr Taylor told a meeting on the fringe of the Lib Dem conference in Blackpool: "I am not prepared to stand by in a country that takes the decision to allow state execution on the basis of suspicion, even suspicion of mass terrorism.

"Tracking an innocent man, bear-hugging him on the Tube, pulling him up without even presenting your credentials as a policeman and shooting him seven times on the basis of suspicion is unacceptable.

"I wouldn't be convinced if there were five dead terrorists and one dead innocent man. The truth is we have one dead innocent man and not a single success to show for this so-called policy.

Ananova
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MasonJar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 08:03 PM
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1. Exactly!
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Karenina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 04:27 AM
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2. GO BRITS!!!
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 05:38 AM
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3. Link doesn't work for me
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 10:02 AM
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4. That happened before, they seem to change the story numbers ... nt
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