What if: You're on the tube & a policemarks man thinks you're a terrorist? Catch 22...

The Menezes thing got me thinking....

What if you're getting the tube one day, you probably run for the tube as you're always late.

A copper puts his gun in your face. He may or may not say, "armed police", it won't matter by that time he's got his orders and he'll be hyped up on adrenilin.

So, the question - what do you do?

If you do nothing, then you're dead right? You've been positively id'd, you're on a tube, he's got to save innocent civilians.

Or, you do something. Likely, they're definitely going to shoot you now as you must be a terrorist - you're fighting back. Your only hope is to overpower him & get as far away as you can and hope that when they calm down it can all be sorted out.


Damned if you do, damned if you don't.....

Originally Posted by Kinvig

If you do nothing, then you're dead right? You've been positively id'd, you're on a tube, he's got to save innocent civilians.

got to be better than running away though.......... innit?

I don't care, I don't use the tube because it stinks.

why are you dead if you do nothing? if you've been positively ID's then, contrary to what think the police would rather not kill you. they'd rather take you alive to question you.

[jambo]

Raf bought me a T-shirt with the Brazilian flag on it. I wore it on the tube a fair bit after that incident figuring they'd be unlikely to shoot me as it would start to look like targeted racism. And it worked. I didn't get shot once!

Jambo

Originally Posted by keithd

why are you dead if you do nothing?

Menezes didn't do anything. He was in a bear hug at the time of getting shot.

Originally Posted by keithd

contrary to what think the police would rather not kill you.

They've a funny way of showing it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7786462.stm

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by jambo

Raf bought me a T-shirt with the Brazilian flag on it. I wore it on the tube a fair bit after that incident figuring they'd be unlikely to shoot me as it would start to look like targeted racism. And it worked. I didn't get shot once!

Jambo

Yeah?

I have some anti-elephant engine additive I can sell you.

Only guaranteed to work in London, but the guarantee is that you will not be knocked off your bike by an elephant.

Want to buy some?

wheres the "do nothing as you have done nothing wrong, and you will not come to any harm"

or
even "keithd option"

Originally Posted by Kinvig

Menezes didn't do anything. He was in a bear hug at the time of getting shot.



They've a funny way of showing it.

ok...so you're taking a one off as the norm?