What was the inspiration for Sir Ian Blair (the Metropolitan Police Comissioner’s) allegedly covered-up shoot to kill policy? I suggest that he is modeling the new London police-force on the characters from this “Police Vs Bad Guyz” playset that I found in Tesco.
As you can see, each police officer comes with a selection of machine-guns, tasers and riot shields. These cops are ready and willing to bring in their quarry, dead or alive. They fight the “War Against Terror”, with the awesome, overpowering might of all oversized guns blazing.
The motto of the “Police” is “Catch the Bad Guyz, Lock ‘em up”, a sentement that would not be encouraged by the Howard league for penal reform. The playsets do not appear to include a “Police vs Bad Guyz” magistrate’s court, nor any solicitors or any characters able to provide due process of law. One can only assume that these police are allowed to lock up anybody who is significantly shifty-looking.
This is entirely reasonable, given that the bad guys in On the other hand, the “Bad Guyz” in question dress in an obviously criminal fashion. The “Police” can safely shoot to kill when they see a perp wearing a cyber-enhanced prison-uniform. Of course in the real-world, a moderately puffy jacket is a dead giveaway of teroristic intent.
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