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Friday, July 22, 2005

London Police Kill Man in Subway

London Police killed a man on a subway today whom they believed might detonate a bomb. I have no problem with these actions - it is the smart thing to do if there is reasonable cause. The police only have a second to react to a potential suicide bomber.

But let's see how the world media organizations react. Back in November when a U.S. marine killed an Iraqi terrorist in a mosque that was used as a staging point for attacks on U.S. soldiers, the MSM quickly started the chants about "human rights violations" by U.S. soldiers and criticized U.S. soldiers for making hair-trigger decisions.

Let's see if the BBC acts hysterically about "human rights violations" when it comes to London's own citizens. So far the media are giving the policemen every benefit of the doubt - already a difference from the U.S. marine's actions.