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Originally Posted by Charlatan
Question:
If the trailing police thought he was such a threat to public safety, why did they wait until he got to the tube before stopping him? Why not surround him on the street where there was less chance a chase in a crowded tube station?
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Well, how about this scenario:
there were a couple of undercover (plain clothes) cops following him, because he was being watched. No problem at all - they won't move in until he does something weird.
But then the guy boards the bus, and the police is getting nervous (remembering the bus bombings). They call in backup. After leaving the bus, the guy goes to the subway station... The police is getting *really* nervous now, and decide to stop him, just in case.
There's now about a dozen plain clothes police officers following the guy (who is probably walking rather fast now, feeling threatened by those guys). They identify themselves as police officers by shouting: "Police! Stop right there!" (FYI, given their training, it would be highly unlikely that they would NOT have identified themselves.)
But instead of stopping, the guy jumps across the barriers, and runs to the stairs. The police officers, fearing that another suicide bomber is about to strike, run after him. And we all know how it ended: a load of bullets through the head, just to be absolutely sure that he won't blow himself up.
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Now, I have no way of knowing whether this scenario would be real or not. But it would certainly explain why they hadn't stopped him before (why would they?). It would also explain the actions of the police, and (to an extend) the actions of the brazilian guy. I also find it much more believable than the stories about him being shot *just* because he was a foreigner and/or wearing bulky clothing.