Here come the protestors!
They include -
-"Londoner Bergis Daver, 64, said he had felt compelled to join the protest when he saw newspaper headlines about CCTV footage from Stockwell Tube station going missing.
"The family should be treated with a bit more respect," he said.
"(Metropolitan Police Commissioner) Ian Blair has been extremely pompous, cold and uncaring. They're a poor family, they're not English speaking. The family needs support."
He said there should be some kind of full inquiry: "I think it's very difficult to find out what's happened, but the sooner the better, or it will be lost from public consciousness."
The fact that they are not English speaking has not been a barrier to their instruction of legal advisers.
- "Katie Russell, a 28-year-old artist, said she was horrified by the idea of someone being shot on the Tube.
"I am a pacifist, so I'm against the shoot-to-kill policy and it sounds just monstrous what happened to this man.
"It's important British people come out as well so the authorities know they're upset and shocked by it. The more people, the more likely the police will review the shoot-to-kill policy.
"I feel the police aren't taking responsibility and there has to be a full public inquiry."
The idea of being shot on the Tube is no less horrific than that of being bombed on a bus. Hopefully Miss Russell applies her delicate pacifist sensibilities to every shop assistant, bus conductor and call-centre operator who has to come into contact with her.
- "Shamiul Joarder, 24 and a London civil servant, said the Tube shooting and increased stop and searches were making people feel more nervous not secure.
"A lot of my friends have been stopped, it seems that we're being victimised," he said.
"When a non-white person goes on the Tube now, you don't know what the police are capable of."
You're a civil servant, Shamuil, which means you work for me. Was your leave authorised?
- "Rafael Lanz, 32, a Brazilian IT consultant from Cambridge, said the shooting had strengthened his thoughts on leaving the UK - a move first considered after the start of the Iraq war.
"I don't want to live in a country where the government is simply unaccountable," he said. "I would like a real public inquiry."
I suppose telling Rafael to fuck off back to Brazil might be a little strong. Obviously, he doesn't like living here, so his wellbeing might be better served by moving elsewhere.
However, we must have something going for us in order for Rafael to continue gracing us with his presence. Although he's been thinking about leaving for nearly two and a half years he hasn't done much about it yet. And although he might be thinking of leaving the UK, I'd love to know whether his final destination would be his beloved homeland or some more amenable European or North American destination. The man sounds like a walking H1-B visa.
The airport's at Heathrow, hombre. If you don't like it here, sling your hook.

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