How Low Will the British Go? (De Menezes)

[StarmanSkye]

How repugnant -- all of it, including the incompetance and criminal misfeasance that resulted in Mendezes' murder and apparant absolution of the secretary and shooters, but the rascist-motivated negligence that allowed the paratrooper to die.<br><br>If THAT doesn't reveal endemic state-sanctioned bigotry and rascism, nothing does. <br><br>But that happens in the US a LOT, more than most people realize -- especially in jails and prisons, and I think its gonna get worse.<br><br>--quote--<br>Mr Hardwick said he was "disappointed" that the officers directly involved had refused to cooperate with the IPCC review.<br><br>He also emphasised the inappropriate behaviour of officers caught on CCTV tapes on the night of Mr Alder's death. <br><br>The footage shows the paratrooper dying with his trousers around his ankles. Monkey noises are heard being made at the beginning of the officers' shift and after Mr Alder's death. <br><br>"I do not think these noises were directed specifically at Mr Alder," Mr Hardwick said. However, he added: "If the racist connotation of these noises was not obvious to the officers, they should have been."<br>--unquote--<br><br>The officers 'chose' not to cooperate with the IPCC review? That should be automatic grounds for dismissal, forfeit ALL benefits. Immediate.<br><br>We have the same thing in the US, members of the military who point-blank tell sitting members of Congress, "I will not answer that" or "I decline to comment."<br><br>WHATHEFU????<br><br>"Sergeant (at Arms), arrest that man!" (For contempt of congress).<br><br>As far as that goes, contempt of Congress is close enough to treason to merit some serious shaking-in-your-boots.<br><br>I assume the UK policemen didn't know the man they allowed to die was a paratrooper, eh? A fellow brother-under-arms preserving law-n-order. What a pathetic-sad commentary on a fucked-up society. Did that incident get the public loud and pissed and downright disgusted?<br><br>Making monkey noises too. Oh christ.<br><br>Starman <p></p><i></i>

[slimmouse]

<br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Making monkey noises too. Oh christ.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br> Rather symptomatic of those making the noises wouldnt you say ? <p></p><i></i>

[StarmanSkye]

Slimmouse said:<br><br>"Rather symptomatic of those making the noises wouldnt you say ?"<br><br>-- Actually, such a comparison is insulting to non-human primates (excluding lemurs also). They sure haven't done anything to merit being saddled with the burden of crude human traits. I daresay some members of our species could learn a few things about dignity and decency and compassion from our sub-genus relations.<br><br> Starman <p></p><i></i>