Near Stockwell

[commonpeople]

"Jean Charles de Menezes, we will never forget. Never, never, never."

- Morrissey, Brixton Academy 22 July 2009

Comments

[dilvsy]

now i feel bad, cause i have no clue who that is!
So, can't never forget something i don't know.

Details?

[commonpeople]

Sorry, I forget that people outside the UK and Brasil don't know this story! Here's a link.

[dilvsy]

that is so sad! That poor guy.
fucking Po Po

[desayuno_ingles]

How did I miss that?

[commonpeople]

Cause you were in shock at seeing the great man!

[desayuno_ingles]

Not his death, I remember that, but Morrissey talking about it.

Now here's another thing - I remember, after it happened, reports that De Menezes had run from the police; they weren't wearing clothing that identified them as officers and he ran, they chased him down and eventually shot him. Aram doesn't remember this. Is this just part of those "contradictory" statements that came out shortly after his killing?

[commonpeople]

It's part of the contradictory statements. He was follow by officers in plain clothes, that's true, but they never did anything to stop him until he was inside the train (when he got shot). They could have stopped him on the bus to the station, for example, or as he was picking up a copy of the Metro before going past the turnstiles...

[live_life_like]

Mozz owns my heart...

[commonpeople]

And mine...

[meemeedarling]

I just read his wiki article. How entirely heartbreaking! And how wonderful of Moz to remember him.
I didn't know that Met police there carry guns?!

[commonpeople]

They don't. These guys that shot him were a specific unit hunting the terrorists that had failed to blow up bombs the day before, so they were allowed guns.