Shame

Probably only right after the last post to make mention of yesterday's announcement that no one would be charged with the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes in the wake of last year's tube and bus bombings.

When I originally blogged the incident I was almost in awe of the response, how un-British, safe in the assumption that this really was a thwarted attempt at a suicide bombing. The truth slowly emerged... even making it to the desk of the Met Police Commissioner... eventually.

Maybe it's right that no one person has been singled out for blame however hard this may be on the de Menezes family, maybe not. What a monumental and tragic cock-up though: how does such a break down in operational procedures and communication happen? In the heat of the moment, in the aftermath of a terror attack I suppose. But not only is that no excuse, how very un-British.