Jean Charles de Menezes was 27 when he was murdered by police officers at Stockwell Station in London, a few weeks after the July 7th attacks in 2005.

He was wearing a suspiciously big jacket when he left his flat. He lived near someone who was being surveilled in relation to the attacks, and word went over the radios that a guy was coming - the guy is coming - he's going into the tube - look at the jacket, he must be wearing a bomb belt... he was rushed by cops, pinned to the ground(!) and shot in the head. That was that for Jean Charles. Another innocent fallen on the home front of the terror wars.

There was a dragged out, unsatisfactory investigation, and some grumbling, unconvincing placement of blame, no punishments and no change to procedures. All these years after it still makes me mad as hell.

He was not wearing a suspiciously big jacket. That was a lie propagated by the police, which evidently many people still believe.

See eg

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/tube-shooting-wh...

I see. Thank you for that. I'm not English but I was there at the time and I remember most of these stories - that he jumped the barrier and looked Asian and all that, all crap.

I actually also heard that the police man shouted "yippie ki-yay, motherfucker" before firing, maybe I'll start repeating that one instead.

The barrier/jacket lies quietly came out about a week or two after, I think.

I remember thinking at the time that whomever was in charge and responsible for the attempted coverup and the lies would have to be fired.

Still cant quite believe they'd be fully in charge and lecturing us about how to catch a terrorist a decade later.

> Her main achievement since becoming commissioner was obstructing an investigation into police corruption

I think you have your answer. She’s a “team player” as far as the police ans the government are concerned. As with any organisation, promotions are contingent not on doing a ‘good’ job, but on doing what the higher ups consider to be in their interests. It would seem the senior management in her department have made their priorities clear

You do what is a measured, not what is right. That's how you succeed in corporate America at least.

Skill in covering up failure is the key to success in British politics. Have you seen our Prime Minister?

I’ve noticed she always (at least publicly) backs her officers no matter how badly they mess up. I guess that makes her popular in the force.