[Maggy J]

Originally Posted by greencreeper

I don't see that he got into a state where he had to be killed, or that anyone can ever get into such a state. The decision was taken to kill him - he was shot five times, hitting his brain, heart, liver, and a major blood vessel. Kind of puts Annie Oakley to shame. We'll now never know his state of mind or the events that led to his actions.

What worries me is that everyone finds it perfectly acceptable

In the first link.

Commander Ali Dizaei said earlier the gunman had made no demands,

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In the second link.

However, police sources said the firearms team had no choice. One said: "He was firing directly at people and police officers and into houses. There were attempts to engage him by negotiators but these were not successful"

If you cannot talk to someone who is shooting at police officers and anyone else in the street what can anyone expect the police to do?They had to protect the rather larger grouping of Chelsea residents.