The IPCC have admitted to mistakes over killing of Mark Duggan

There have been several threads about Duggan. I stand by every word I said in them.

Interesting stuff. I hope this makes people think next time before before blindly accusing somebody of having a firefight with police. There is now no evidence, that he fired any gun at all.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/ipcc-we-were-wrong-about-shooting-that-led-to-riots-6276140.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/09/mark-duggan-police-ipcc

Some comments on following his death were disgusting.

That still doesn't justify condemnation of the police. It's like the whole Han Shot First scenario. Didn't they say they found the gun inside a sock? Why did he have the gun? Why would officers randomly home in on someone who just happened to have a gun? Simply not firing a gun is not enough to make you a victim.

What did you say in them?

No smoke without gun fire ...

The condemnation of the police is based on:

1. Killing somebody who was in a cab, and posed no present threat to them at the time
2. Refusing to speak, to give any information to various family members, and members of the public who virtually had set up camp for hours outside the local police station
3. Still up to this day, refusing to answer why Mr Duggan was targeted in the first place
4. Having no convictions over the 300+ deaths caused by police brutality in the last year or so.

The condemnation of the police is based on:

1. Killing somebody who was in a cab, and posed no present threat to them at the time
2. Refusing to speak, to give any information to various family members, and members of the public who virtually had set up camp for hours outside the local police station
3. Still up to this day, refusing to answer why Mr Duggan was targeted in the first place
4. Having no convictions over the 300+ deaths caused by police brutality in the last year or so.

The condemnation of the police is based on:

1. Killing somebody who was in a cab, and posed no present threat to them at the time

2. Refusing to speak, to give any information to various family members, and members of the public who virtually had set up camp for hours outside the local police station

3. Still up to this day, refusing to answer why Mr Duggan was targeted in the first place

4. Having no convictions over the 300+ deaths caused by police brutality in the last year or so.