By now it's clear that the person shot by British police was innocent. And yet: Scotland Yard defends headshot practice. The former Scotland Yard chief:
"There is only one sure way to stop a suicide bomber who is convinced of his mission - to destroy his brain immediately, completely," he wrote in the Sunday newspaper "News of the World". "That means shooting him in the head with destructive force, killing him instantly."
One must keep in mind that these were plainclothes police officers - a panic reaction when a group of armed people in civilian clothes are after you is, of course, preprogrammed. To use this as justification for a targeted headshot is more than just cynicism.
Executions on suspicion as a response to terrorism - this turns the alleged protection of society itself into terrorism and a danger to every citizen. The inhumanity of the police representatives in defending this practice - Police chief 'sorry' over death - is simply revolting.