A man has been killed by police gunmen in North London. For legal reasons, I cannot comment on the justification for the killing until the investigation and inquest have taken place.
The 43-year-old white man was shot outside a flat on the sixth floor of Picardy House, a 12-storey former local authority building in Enfield.
The man, who had been making threats to kill, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Metropolitan Police said. A non police firearm was recovered.
The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) for investigation.
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So what's the significance to make it of interest to Kossacks? Let the Guardian explain.
A police spokesman said: “The Directorate of Professional Standards is in attendance at the scene. As a matter of routine, the incident has been referred to the IPCC for investigation.”
It is the first fatal shooting by British police this year. In September 2014 a man was killed by police in Islington [also in London] after threatening a woman with a knife. That was the first shooting in the capital since the killing of Mark Duggan in Tottenham, which sparked the 2011 riots.
I should emphasize this is not the first time British police have shot somebody, for example
earlier this month
A man is in a critical condition after being shot by police following a siege lasting seven hours in south London.
The Met Police said the incident happened at a residential address in Tilson Gardens in Clapham South.
At 09:45 BST, unarmed police and a housing officer tried to enter the property to evict the man. Police then withdrew and armed officers and a negotiator were called to the scene.
The man was shot at 16:46 outside the premises, the Met said.
As with all cases when a member of the public is injured by police fire, that too was automatically referred to the IPCC. In the case of today's killing, the Metropolitan Police's Directorate of Professional Standards (the equivalent of "internal affairs") is also in attendance at the scene. According to the BBC:
Commissioner at the IPCC Cindy Butts said: "Fatal police shootings are rare but require thorough independent scrutiny when they do occur. Our investigators are gathering all of the evidence to understand the full circumstances of what happened."
The Second Amendment to the US Constitution closely refects the
1689 Bill of Rights, with some obvious differences considering the different circumstances.:
Standing Army.
That the raising or keeping a standing Army within the Kingdome in time of Peace unlesse it be with Consent of Parlyament is against Law.
Subjects’ Arms.
That the Subjects which are Protestants may have Arms for their Defence suitable to their Conditions and as allowed by Law.
The nonsense of the second provision I quoted was done away with in the 19th Century.