Dirty bomb victims 'may be shot'

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Most of the politicians and authorities are for themselves. The terrorists have

there own agenda. Too bad not that many people in power are for the public

safety, good or wellbeing of the populace.

 

http://www.news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=547552003

 

Wed 14 May 2003

Dirty bomb victims 'may be shot'

 

JOHN INNES

 

POLICE could be forced to shoot members of the public to maintain order in the

event of a terrorist " dirty bomb " or biological attack on Britain, it was

claimed yesterday.

 

The Police Federation annual conference in Blackpool was told that so few

officers have been trained to deal with a chemical, biological, nuclear or

radiological strike that they would have to resort to " very unsavoury but

necessary " crowd control.

 

Bob Elder, the chairman of the constables’ central committee, did not refer

specifically to officers firing on civilians, but sources within the

organisation said it was clear police could have to resort to firearms to stop

contamination being spread by fleeing victims.

 

The government had failed to explain how important it would be to keep the

public inside a cordon after such an atrocity, Mr Elder said.

 

" This is not about creating mass hysteria, " he said. " This is about the

opposite. The public has a right to know.

 

" The natural reaction from the public caught up in such an incident will be to

get as far away from the scene as possible. This could, of course, only extend

the problem. "

 

In another reference to the possible use of firearms to keep control of an area,

Mr Elder added: " We will be the ones who would have to carry out that

containment and we would be the ones held responsible for our actions - whatever

those may be. "

 

Asked if he could foresee officers firing on civilians, he said: " It’s an option

the government is going to have to consider. We haven’t got enough cops trained

to deal with full-scale containment and it’s putting everyone at risk. "

 

A spokesman for the Home Office insisted police would not have powers to shoot

the public to enforce a cordon in the event of a chemical, biological, nuclear

or radiological strike attack.

 

" Police have the right to detain people if they present a risk to the public, "

he said. " There are no circumstances in which police could operate some kind of

shoot to kill policy under the law. "

 

 

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