Police chief faces Menezes family

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London's police chief apologised as he came face-to-face for the first time with relatives of the Brazilian man shot dead during the terror man hunt.

Cousins of electrician Jean Charles de Menezes watched Sir Ian Blair being questioned by MPs.

Despite his apology, the commissioner argued that the policy of shooting suspected suicide bombers was "the least worst option".

Mr de Menezes' cousins were "horrified" the policy was still in use

BBCi

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1. Sorry 'bout that.

About the policy: no apology. About the victim of the policy: ooops, my bad.

Is it fascism yet? Or what would you like to call a purportedly liberal democracy that has a policy in place that specifically calls for the summary execution of suspects without any need for evidence, due process, oversight, etc. It's our 'least worst option' is it?

Ok so its not fascism, its 'our least worst option'. Great. Orwell would be proud. Fine.

[Karenina]

2. The family calls it out:

"We are, however, horrified to know that the shoot-to-kill policy is still in operation today.

"It remains a secret policy, a policy that nobody knows how it operates, a policy that has never been discussed in Parliament.

"The death of Jean shows that this policy is a danger to innocent people all across the country. It must be suspended until the investigation is completed."

The cousins also renewed their call for a full judicial public inquiry into the shooting.

"There must be no more lies," they added.