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2005-08-23 Britain

Bobbies knew Brazilian was 'not bomb risk'

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Posted by Steve White 2005-08-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Article: A police source said: 'There is no way those three guys would have been on the train carriage with him [de Menezes] if they believed he was carrying a bomb. Nothing he did gave the surveillance team the impression that he was carrying a device.'

Sounds like Monday morning quarterbacking. Do we really know this, or is this carping by those of the British police who don't believe in the idea of armed police (most British cops just carry nightsticks)?

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-08-23 09:57|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-08-23 09:57|| Front Page Top

#2 One report I read by the one of the undercover spotters said Menezes saw the cops, and seemed to be cooperating. The undercover spotter put his arms aruond Menezes to keep his arms pinned and put the guy back in the seat of the subway when someone else shot him.

It sounds like two groups with different ideas of the threat level.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-08-23 10:10|| 2005-08-23 10:10|| Front Page Top

#3 My point being the observer who got close enough to take Menezes down could have taken him off the train but didn't. A sign I believe that he didnt' think the guy had a bomb after initially pinning his arms.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-08-23 10:10|| 2005-08-23 10:10|| Front Page Top

#4 In any case a message has been sent to the bad guys, "watch your ass"

Posted by bk 2005-08-23 10:22|| 2005-08-23 10:22|| Front Page Top

#5 It's also a "message to the Good guys--watch your ass!" with that singularly British brand of "panic or placate." That victim picked the wrong country for justice or fair play. Where was the BBC?

Posted by A.B. 2005-08-23 17:46|| 2005-08-23 17:46|| Front Page Top

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