Had It in Holland Park

Sir Ian Blair 'trying to rewrite history'
     Mr de Menezes was killed in error by police doing their job. Blair's comments do not seem a rewrite of history except to those who have a vested interest in painting police as evil. He said "the officers were adamant that" - he did not state that this is what occurred.
     Misinformed, incompetent, over-reactive the police may occasionally be - as they certainly were in this case - but they are usually not evil. Charlie 2 & 12 went onto the tube to kill a man they thought a threat to themselves, to you and to me. That's what we pay them for.
    Here is the job description: Wanted: person to be shot at by criminals and terrorists. If you shoot back, you will be second-guessed and may be charged with murder if you cannot defend your decision. In less public actions that are later defined as mistakes, punishment may be restricted to loss of career and pension.