| Screen grab from Jean Charles de Menezes' body laying in a Tube carriage after the shooting at Stockwell |
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I find this story quite interesting, but it is very hard to figure out what to make of it. I think one of the most interesting things are the eyewitnesses who flat out lied. And then of course a rape allegation comes out and DNA tests proves Menezes wasn't responsible.
And the fact that special forces were involved. They tracked him down, followed him onto the train- which he paid for using his "Oyster card", shot him in the head 8 times, lied about pretty much every detail, and supressed the CCTV evidence. Wow.
The story is out, all from mainstream British sources like the BBC and The Guardian, but where is the expose? Where is the story that ties it all together?
In my opinion de Menezes knew too much, so they hunted him down and killed him. But why do it so publicly? I think de Menezes had information about the London bombers because he was friends with one of them- but that is just pure speculation.
Timeline: The Killing Jean Charles de Menezes
Ok, so he was only shot 7 times in the head, once in the shoulder, but they missed with 3 shots. So that is a total of 11 shots.
A BBC Program on the Shooting
Wow. Just watching the first 1:30 its clear that this programme is colouring the facts. It shows him practically running down the steps when we know that wasn't the case. He wasn't worried about missing the train and he had enough time to calmly pick up a free newspaper.
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