De Menenzes killer to train Sky Marshals

[kbo234]

http://signs-of-the-times.org/signs/editorials/signs20060815_ThankGodF orNonRichochetBullets.php


Joe Quinn
Signs of the Times
15/08/2006
Let me give you a little scenario to ponder: An innocent man who offers no suggestion that he is a threat in any way, is murdered on a London train with 7 point blank shots to the head of the victim over a 30 second interval by an UK police officer with Scotland Yard's elite CO19 gun squad. In a sane world, what should happen to this officer? Reprimand? Dismissal? Jail time? Think again:

De Menezes Gun Cop To Train Sky Marshalls ONE of the officers who shot Tube blunder man Jean Charles de Menezes is to train new British sky marshals. The armed cop, in his 30s, has been picked because top brass say he has "proven ability to act swiftly and decisively" in emergencies. "We need the best to counter the very real threat posed by international terrorism. "Sky marshals have to act quickly and decisively in any situation. "They have to be ruthless in bringing down potential terrorists before they can bring down an aircraft." All UK police forces have been told to send firearms officers for the eight-week course because of the heightened terror alert.

I know what you are thinking, "this is very dangerous!" What if a guy like this (or one of his students) gets trigger happy when some passenger looks at him the wrong way and tries to unload 7 bullets into his head...might one of the bullets not puncture the cabin and threaten the lives of all passengers and crew?! Put you mind at ease:
"Sky marshals will be issued with Sig Sauer 9mm pistols, with special bullets which do not ricochet and damage the aircraft's fuselage."

[Bushwacker]

And this is meant to make passengers feel safer?