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You leave your apartment complex, wearing a jacket in summer. You get on the bus, get off the bus, and head for the subway. Suddenly guys with guns but with no uniforms start chasing you. What are you going to do?
Myself, I'd at least think about running, hoping to get somewhere were I could hide. Not the smartest move, perhaps, but the one I would make in a moment of panic and fear.
And in London, if I were a dark-skinned man, I might end up dead as a result.
The fact that this shooting was carried out by undercover police disturbs me immensely.
For a more intelligent and cogent discussion of the shooting of an unarmed innocent man by London police, check out this post by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
pecunium.
Myself, I'd at least think about running, hoping to get somewhere were I could hide. Not the smartest move, perhaps, but the one I would make in a moment of panic and fear.
And in London, if I were a dark-skinned man, I might end up dead as a result.
The fact that this shooting was carried out by undercover police disturbs me immensely.
For a more intelligent and cogent discussion of the shooting of an unarmed innocent man by London police, check out this post by
pecunium.