Italian student arrested while filming for fun

[Avotius]

And this from someone located in China? 😱

Last time I checked (and against popular opinion here) China is part of the world.

 

[Ezzie]

It must be part of the preparation for the 2012 London Olympics, did the officers wear a badge reads "Making it happen"?

http://www.london2012.com/visiting/safety-and-security/index.php

Don't worry, all is being done to welcome you from all over the world to a safe London! Book your ticket and hotel early! 😉

I'm glad I no longer live or miss living in the UK....... And I'll not be over for the Olympics either, only if on business......

 

[ooze]

This video is outrageous and I'm glad I don't live in London anymore. I was once harassed by a warden at Trafalgar Square; he stopped short of calling me a paedophile.
At least she's still alive. People like Charles Menezes have paid it with their life for acting "suspiciously".

 

[sanmich]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Charles_de_Menezes

Wow, I didn't know the story...That's siimply crazy.
I just can't understand why the police FOLLOWED a supposed suicide bomber INTO THE TUBE to then shoot him there.
Most frightening proof of incompetence I heard for a long time.

 

[Sparrow]

in the interest of fairness that was the aftermath of this just two weeks earlier, and that article is a little selective

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings

I can't believe I'm defending the Met here 🙄

 

[dfoo]

Yes, jumping on the guy and pumping 8 bullets into him was definitely called for...

 

[sanmich]

Ok, the amateur cop was a moron and clearly I share the outrage. However, she could easily have defused the situation if she had handled it differently. Doesn't make it right, but half-wit wanna-be cops like that are pretty easy to figure out.

How?
I mean, assuming she was not ready to show her footage?
I simply think she looks and talks a bit err... funny, and with an accents, and to make it totally impossible for the chewing cop to keep cool, she says "no"...

 

[sanmich]

How?
I mean, assuming she was not ready to show her footage?
I simply think she looks and talks a bit err... funny, and with an accents, and to make it totally impossible for the chewing cop to keep cool, she says "no"...

[edit] I'm not arguing here, I am honestly interested in how to act in such a situation.
For a first, you will never catch me without an ID.
But for the rest, I don't think I would have done better.

 

[Sparrow]

Yes, jumping on the guy and pumping 8 bullets into him was definitely called for...

I was setting the context, not defending the act. Hindsight is an ability we all have in abundance, and yours is particularly acute my friend

 

[sanmich]

Stewart,
It's pretty understandable that the guys must have been in a "different mood": Pretty upset, furstrated, etc.
Not very good for judgement, specially if the guy has been "positively identify"
I just don't get why on earth wouldn't they have tried to intercept him before reaching a potential target. Once on the supposed target, indeed, you don't have much options to stop a potential suicide bomber.