Shot

It’s hard to know what to say about the man shot dead by police in London today. Was he a terrorist planning another explosion? We don’t know. Was he “acting suspiciously”? We don’t know.

In fact, we know so little – and, I suspect, nor do the police, or anyone else – about why this happened. Personally I find it worrying that there are armed officers on the tube (and thus likely out of radio contact with the Outside World) who are prepared to shoot to kill on this basis. But then again, is one death better than several, had there been an explosion?

It’s hard to say.