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The car was tagged as linked to a firearms incident. The guy was in 67, one of the more famous Drill groups with plenty of naughty boys in it. He was well-known and had history. He wasn't just some unknown.
There's clearly an argument to be had about where the line is regarding lethal force. It's also clear there are significant problems regarding the conduct of some police officers, particularly in the Met. However, the childish ACAB idiots, who will immediately go against the police at every given opportunity do not help the situation. I'm sure that I read recently that there was a month where there were zero applications to join the Met for the first time ever. That's not going to help the situation at all.
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HousecatHST
I thought the same.
Another paradoxical part is that his criminal past wasn't reported at the time as the police couldn't have known it was him driving, yet was revealed after to 'calm emotions in the community' or something like that.
As if it's OK because a bad guy was killed, despite the fact they didn't know it was him at the time.
(Small edit for clarity)