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Originally Posted by Nedusa
I just cannot fathom this decision.
Nobody is disputing guy was shady, dodgy or a bit of a thug, but that does excuse the pre-meditated murder of an unarmed man.
They could have waited, they should have shown restraint and control.
You cannot allow this as a precedent because it just allows police to shoot ANYONE they choose because they may have a gun, or not.
This is a very dangerous and disturbing day for the UK judicial system
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That's what I think too... I don't know about guilty/not guilty verdicts because I wasn't on the jury, but what I do take issue with is the ruling being a "lawful killing" and no consequences are to be faced. It's now set a precedent for any lethal force to be considered "lawful" which is frightening. If they believed the officer to be innocent of any crime, they should have termed it an accidental killing or something similar. Lawful killing is a worrying phrase.