just an observation - and I certainly don't want to start a protracted row on here but...

.... if this sort of thing does start to happen, I reckon it could irretrievably damage the effectiveness of our security systems.</p>

In short - people will either not want to do this vital job, or they will settle for the easy option and not do it properly. ie - always back off, a bit like a defender who is scared of the possibility of giving away a penalty.</p>

God knows which way we should go to ensure fairness to everybody.</p>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4513482.stm</p>

 

You can't grant security services & the police immunity from prosecution though.

 

Yep - I accept that.

 

If the railway companies can get away with corporate manslaughter charges after their gross negligence caused the crashes, then I don't see this having a leg to stand on !

Having said that, I do believe the railway companies should have been charged and I don't think the police should be (assuming they had been given orders from above !)

 

Can't blame the Railway Operators, only Railtrack and the sub-contractors. However going back to the subject, do we want the police to operate in a similar way to that stupid yellow card system enforced on our troops in Ulster

 

They should be sued for all the lies that they told us after the incident.
Why couldn't they just tell the truth? Apparently this guy didn't even try to run away and he was lying on the ground when they shot him, etc... I know that the police can't take any kind of risks when this bloke could have been a suicide bomber, but this operation was a terrible, unforgivable, failure.

 

Sorry, I was trying to show an example where the people at the top get away with their mistakes, where those in the firing line (sic) take all the **** !