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Police officers told to shoot suicide bombers in head
2005-08-05
WASHINGTON: An international organisation representing police chiefs has broadened its policy for the use of deadly force by telling officers to shoot suspected suicide bombers in the head, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. The International Association of Chiefs of Police issued new guidelines to its 20,000 members about two weeks before British police shot dead a Brazilian electrician because they mistook him for a suicide bomber, the newspaper said. US law enforcement officers typically had been authorized previously to use deadly force if lives were in imminent danger, the newspaper said.
Posted by:Fred

#9  Poison, you cruel bastard!

Jees, stop with the piercings dialogue. Multiple, folds of flesh. I keep getting this obese Roseanne Barr image in my head, uuuugggghhh. Folds and folds of fat oozing over a steel piercing. Freakin horrible.

I'll puke up those beer battered fries I had for lunch indeed if I can't shake that image loose.

I'm trying to come up with another image of piercings in folds of skin that's much more pleasant,maybe, maybe, but nope here comes Roseanne again...Damn you, you cruel bastards!

This will take many, many drinks to purge.

EP
Posted by: ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding   2005-08-05 17:21  

#8  Also, don't forget, unlawful searching of piercing's hidden underneath multiple folds of flesh is also discrimination.
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2005-08-05 13:26  

#7  Poison :
Swarthout points out the ACLU also has called metal detectors in airports an invasion of privacy.

Always sets off metal detectors

This is discrimination against the over-pierced!
Posted by: BigEd   2005-08-05 13:17  

#6  FYI..

I just read an article on WND stating that, Congress has been asked to investigate the ACLU for frivolous lawsuits, including subway searches. This should keep the ACLU busy, for a while.

Here is the link..
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2005-08-05 13:02  

#5  Maybe it was put out for the consumption of jihadis and heavy-coat-in-the-summertime folks?
Posted by: Bobby   2005-08-05 12:38  

#4  "International Association of Chiefs

I don't know if the ACLU can touch this one. But, knowing the ACLU, they will certainly try.
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2005-08-05 09:51  

#3  I don't doubt it was intended to be propaganda - but if it is, it's piss poor propaganda. As propaganda, it has the exact opposite effect of what they want. I would guess that it's a planned event so that someone ACLU type, already prepped and ready, can file a law suit that will attempt to restrain lethal force.
Posted by: 2b   2005-08-05 07:18  

#2  Most US cops lack the shooting skills to make headshots consistently or at all under pressure. Many of them can't hit anything at all when under pressure as a matter of fact. This is really mostly propaganda. This organization is also anti firearms ownership (supports gun bans and gun banning politicians.)
Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom   2005-08-05 00:38  

#1  "Use of unnecessary force in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers terrorists... has been approved."
Posted by: Raj   2005-08-05 00:30  

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