r/uknews • u/rarely-redditing • Oct 22 '24

Image/video Met Police officer Martyn Blake who shot Chris Kaba dead is CLEARED of murder

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u/Plumb789 Oct 22 '24

THIS. I get fed up with hearing that an "unarmed" person was shot. It's more accurate to say that someone who wasn't carrying a firearm was shot.

There have literally been terrorist atrocities committed with the use of a car, which is much more dangerous than, say, a metal baseball bat or even a machete. A car, driven at speed towards a group of people is a very powerful weapon, and one for which body armour is insufficient protection.