Orwellian

[poliphilo]

Some politician was saying we've got the terminology wrong.

We shouldn't say "shoot to kill"; we should say "shoot to protect".

Of course, that makes all the difference.

Now lets think of a nice way of saying "innocent man with five bullets in his head."

Comments

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

okay, I don't necessarily agree with what happened BUT -
you know he was continually told to STOP. Now, if I'm in a country where there has just been a terrorist attack, and the police tell me to stop, not only do I stop but I put my hands over my head and make sure they know I've stopped.

You can't have it both ways. Yes, he was an innocent man. But doing what he did, did not make him look innocent. How were the police supposed to know he was innocent?

Hm?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I think the police probably did what it says in the rule-book- and that the officer who fired the shots is going to be traumatised for life. I don't so much object to the policy as to the attempt by politicians to make a hideous situation more acceptable by prettifying the language around it.

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

I don't so much object to the policy as to the attempt by politicians to make a hideous situation more acceptable by prettifying the language around it.

Okay, I'll buy that. And I agree, the poor police officer...he did what he thought was right.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

There'll be an inquiry. The police officers involved already gave statements.

We're learning now that the victim was shot once in the shoulder and seven times in the head.

Why seven times?

[arielstarshadow.livejournal.com]

True enough.

[pickwick.livejournal.com]

What about if you're in a country where there's just been a terrorist attack, and a bunch of guys in scruffy clothes follow you for 20 minutes saying nothing, then pull AK47s and start shouting at you?

I don't think running is a ridiculous thing to do at that point.

[pickwick.livejournal.com]

And yes - if the police think you don't look innocent, of course they have every right to shoot you eight times in the head.