10 September 201116 December 2022 4WardEverUK

Mark Duggan family accuse police of operating a ‘shoot to kill’ policy

originally by: The Guardian
published: 10th September 2011

The family of Mark Duggan, the Tottenham man whose death in a police shooting last month sparked five days of widespread riot and disorder, believe officers were operating a “shoot to kill” policy.

Duggan’s brother, Shaun Hall, 42, said ahead of Duggan’s funeral on Friday: “The police were clearly operating a shoot to kill policy that day. They are supposed to disable, not kill, suspects. If they hadn’t shot and killed Mark there would have been no riots.”

The family, in exclusive interviews with the Guardian, said they had been told that the bullet fired at Duggan’s chest after officers intercepted the taxi he was travelling in, would have killed him in seven to 12 seconds, giving him no prospect of surviving.

20 June 201116 December 2022 4WardEverUK

Peace campaigner Brian Haw dies

originally by: BBC News
19th June 2011

Pic credit: David Martyn Hunt

Peace campaigner Brian Haw has died after “a long hard fight” against lung cancer, his family has announced. Mr Haw, 62, set up a camp in London’s Parliament Square in 2001 in protest against UK and US foreign policy. In March 2011, a High Court ruling obtained by London’s mayor forced him to move his camp on to the pavement.

In a statement posted on Mr Haw’s website, his family said he had died on 18 June in Germany, where he had been receiving medical treatment. They said Mr Haw, from Redditch, Worcestershire, passed away in his sleep in no pain.

28 May 201116 December 2022 4WardEverUK

Hundreds mourn Cherry Groce at funeral

all credits: Voice Online
originally published: 24th May 2011

Brixton stood still today (May 24) for the funeral of Cherry Groce, the innocent victim of a police shooting 26 years ago. Hundreds of mourners and well-wishers marched to The Brixton Seven Day Adventist Church on Santley Street, in south London, to the sounds of a New Orleans jazz band playing hymns. For many, the strong turnout was a testament to the undeniably strong influence Cherry Groce had on the community.

“There’s been a massive outpouring of love and affection for a woman that’s been an icon in the black community,” said race equality campaigner Lee Jasper. “People have turned out in their hundreds.”