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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: tejek who wrote (243366)7/25/2005 2:23:30 PM
From: d[-_-]b  Read Replies (2) of 1573294
 
tejek,

re:.......how come this guy was shot in the back?

Back of the head to be accurate - the brain stem disconnects motor functions. It shouldn't take three/five shots to get this done unless he missed. I would like to know if he was face down, against a wall or standing up - bullets do go through the head and keep going in some possibly dangerous direction. I heard on CNN (Blitzer) he was being held on the ground by four cops and a fifth shot him in the back of the head - if they didn't have control of his arms I could possibly understand the shooting, but if they had control - the shooting was very likely excessive (bordering on an execution) even with their shoot to kill orders.

re:Then why are they treating them as if they are toys?

I really don't get your point - they wanted him dead so they used the right tool for the job. Was it excessive use of force? Perhaps - do you have good source for updates on this story in the UK?

re:Meanwhile, the hysteria is running rampant.......they just closed a subway station in NYC due to a bomb threat.

Hysteria? Right up until we have a bomb. I hope they (NYC) recognize their poor security and develop a better plan. If all they end up doing is going back to business as usual - then the terrorists win.
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