Thursday, September 21, 2006

My head hurts...

...from scratching it over all of the nonsense going on in England today. Remember the Brazilian man who was shot to death by police because he was running to catch his train in the London subway? The Metropolitan Police Force has been charged, not criminally for killing this poor guy in cold blood, but civilly for violating the Health and Safety Act by not ensuring his "safety and health". Someone executed this man, and that's all they could come up with? I guess that means his death is comparable to a fire sprinkler not being installed correctly, or a restaurant giving someone Hepatitis A. Oops.

Meanwhile, from the article:

"Last week Commander Cressida Dick, a senior officer who was involved in events on the day of the shooting, was promoted to Deputy Assistant Commissioner, the Metropolitan Police Authority announced Sept. 12."

Way to reward that job performance, guys. Kick him upstairs to run even more things. At least his name is appropriate.

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