The aggrieved racemongers are having a vigil because they didn’t get “justice” for Mark Duggan. And, of course CiF carries a piece along those lines. This is another “iz it coz I iz Black?” meme. Mark Duggan was a gangster who had recently bought a gun – with, presumably, intent to use. The police knew this. When they stopped him, instead of cooperating with them, he tried to run. The inquest jury, having heard the evidence decided that the police officer who fired the fatal shot had reasonable cause to suspect imminent danger. Therefore the killing was lawful.
Those who are now sanctifying this vile lowlife are claiming that justice was not done. What they mean here is not that justice was not done, but that the jury did not reach the conclusion of which they approve – hence the vigil and the whining like a jet turbine in the Grauniad. Frankly, Mark Duggan made the world a better place the day he left it. Sure, the police should not go around shooting people. However, from time to time, it happens and when it does, the matter is investigated as has happened here. On this occasion a jury has decided that it was lawful. Justice, therefore was done – and it was seen to be done. Mark Duggan’s family may not like it, but that is too bad. But, then, they seem to think he was a nice boy who loved his Mum. They said much the same about the Krays and they were vile psychopathic shitstains as well.
Yes, this wasn’t just a random stop, search, and execute.
Duggan had made a series of decisions that lead him to this point in his life.
And if I was the police officer, in a situation that I believed was him or me or my colleagues, it’s him every day of the week.
It was, I suppose, all fairly predictable given the verdict, but what really had my blood boiling was the participation of the National Union of Teachers. On a school day.
Private opinions are one thing, but if politicians are serious about reforming the profession, they could start by severing Union party affiliations and getting rid of teachers who display political bias in their official capacity.
On a school day? Wasn’t yesterday Saturday?
Ooops!
This was always going to happen, Dugan was a criminal, but that seems to be meaningless today.
I notice the other day Doreen Lawrence was despite her damehood still whining in the press that she’s “concerned when the senior investigating officer on HER son’s case retires this month that there will be no further prosecutions for HER son’s murder”
The fact that the inquiry ruled Duggan was lawfully killed seems to mean nothing, yet the family wants “Justice” what about justice for all the people Duggan affected with his criminal activity, I don’t see THEM protesting.
This!
This ‘Daily Mail’ piece on the coroner makes chilling reading. Especially in tandem with Peter Hitchens’ superb article.
Who doubts that senior circuit judge Keith Cutler is exactly the sort of ‘smiley reformer’ that Hitchens talks about?
Quite so. However, I would still oppose the death penalty, preferring life without parole – for very good reasons. Far too many innocent people are convicted of what would be capital offences.