"Documents and photographs leaked to ITV News also confirmed that Mr de Menezes did not run from the police, as had been reported, had used his Tube pass to enter the station, rather than vault the barrier, and had taken a seat on the train before being grabbed by an officer."

I don't understand how this happened. Were the officers jumpy due to the other bombings? If so, why shoot him once he was restrained? At first I felt that this killing was a tragic mistake, but that if you're going to run from the police, jump the barrier, &c., you take your chances. But now I can think of no explanation except the irrational.

UPDATE: I realize that "irrational" seems a little bland. But to me it means that the policemen responsible were not people. Racism, should that prove to be their motive, is irrational; being overcome by fear, for oneself or others, makes one irrational. And irrational beings must be controlled by others. That is to say, that these officers should go to jail for a long, long time, should these latest findings prove correct.

That this behavior should appear in the ranks of those chosen to protect the people is distressing. That it should cost Mr de Menezes his life is tragic.