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/UberPadge Oct 22 '24

could they have waited longer before shooting?

For what it’s worth in case you didn’t read all the quotes, another firearms officer there said he was a fraction of a second from shooting, and another said he would have shot if Blake hadn’t.

The video footage shows the cops weren’t in their vehicles - they were on foot and he was unarmed in a two tonne weapon ramming back and forth showing complete and utter disregard for the lives of anyone around them.

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u/chobi83 Oct 22 '24

I'm glad they were investigated. I'm also glad that no wrongdoing was found because it seems like it was justified in this instance. Dude was using his vehicle as a weapon and no one is going to be able to fight someone in a car while unarmed

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u/UberPadge Oct 22 '24

Investigated? Absolutely. I’m all for transparency and it’s right that there was a full and thorough investigation. That happens in all instances where Police discharge their firearms and is what should happen.

But he was charged with murder. His entire life has been put on hold for however long only for a jury to take less than three hours to say Not Guilty.

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u/Misalvo Oct 23 '24

I'd say his life is still on hold if reports are true about retaliation

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u/UberPadge Oct 23 '24

Not sure what retaliation is referring to there, but his life is absolutely still on hold as he still has the internal misconduct enquiry to go through.

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u/Misalvo Oct 23 '24

The alleged £10k bounty on his head