Kratos rules UK. OK ?

Kratos was the Israeli manufactured methodology for dealing with suicide bombers which Lord Stevens, then Commander of the Metropolitan Police introduced. (Pic Dixon of Dock Green, "Evnin' all")

It has seen action twice on our streets. With disastrous consequences.

1. An inoccent passenger on London Transport, after being followed for over 20 minutes by skilled and highly trained personnel from the POlice and Security Services is savagely killed by at least 7 dum dum bullets in the head. The IPCC say that there was no murder , it was not manslaughter but .... there may be offences under Health and Safety legislation under the Police's "duty of care to the public."

2. An inoccent man with his brother, fingered by a prisoner with an IQ of 69, as manufacturers of a "dirty bomb", with ricin , anthrax, marmalade, whatever in a vest are kept under surveillance for days. 250 police, (in Operation Volga) many armed, operating under Kratos guidelines, raid their house (16 entered) in the dead of night and one of the occupants is shot in the shoulder and in the dark . The IPCC decide there was no assault, no grievous bodily harm, no actual bodily harm, no wounding offence comitted, nothing criminal ... it was an accident. It doesn't appear that the IPCC want to trouble the HSE Inspectorate yet again with how the Met handle and use firearms resulting in harm to the public. (IPCC report Page 5) " The equipment carried Health and Safety Risks, but reasonable steps were taken to minimise them. ... we have not referred this investigation to the CPS.



Call me old fashioned but it seems to me that this Kratos scheme is deeply flawed.

I have never shot a gun in my life , but it appears to me that wearing 2 pairs of gloves and a gas mask, climbing narrow stairs in the dark is not the optimal condition for lawful use of a gun.

IMHO I think Sir Ian Blair should re-examine how he intends to kill terrists in future while the death toll stands at....

Inoccent civilians dead - 2 v Terrists dead - 0

But what do I know ?

PS The report says the officer B6 heard a "pop" - the report explains that with ear defenders, hooded garment, helmet etc., this was understandable..the officer inly realised the "pop" was a shot when he saw the blood on the shot man's shirt. had he no experience of firing under these conditions ? Was he fully trained - the report is silent on the matter.