shropshire 0 #1 December 12, 2008 QuoteThe jury has returned an open verdict at the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes, whom police mistook for a suicide bomber. It rejected the police account Mr de Menezes was killed lawfully by two officers who shot him seven times at Stockwell Tube in south London. clicky (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #2 December 12, 2008 What does an open verdict mean?We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #3 December 12, 2008 Someone more knowledgeable will correct me, but I believe that it means that :- It is recognised that a crime may have occurred but that the cause could not be established. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #4 December 12, 2008 Thanks.We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #5 December 12, 2008 (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,596 #6 December 13, 2008 QuoteWhat does an open verdict mean? It means "we don't know." However, in this case, the judge instructed the Jury that they could only deliver a verdict of lawful killing or an open verdict - they were not allowed to give a verdict of unlawful killing.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,151 #7 December 13, 2008 QuoteQuoteWhat does an open verdict mean? It means "we don't know." However, in this case, the judge instructed the Jury that they could only deliver a verdict of lawful killing or an open verdict - they were not allowed to give a verdict of unlawful killing. And the obvious meaning of that is that they thought it unlawful but were were prevented from saying so by "The Man".... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tumbler 0 #8 December 13, 2008 What happens now? Is there another criminal trial for the officers involved? It appears they killed this poor kid because he was "acting innocent", agreed that the officers were mistaken, but nothing else is to come of it. "The issue is closed for the family and the officers". I cannot fathom that… And why aren’t you rioting? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
