Jean Charles De Menezes Case Study

The case of Jean Charles de Menezes was one of the most brutal and barbaric case in the United Kingdom, where Jean Charles de Menezes was shot shot12 times in the face by the anti-terror police who mistook him as one of the suspects of the suicide bomber who attacked London’s transport system the previous day. The Brazilian victim was spied on by undercover officers before the murder. The surveillance procedure and poor police equipment’s failed to match the photos leading to rushed assumptions and actions at the Stockwell Tube station. The Menezes family after a four-year legal battle ended when they reached a settlement with Scotland Yard of compensation of just over £100,000 plus the substantial legal costs were paid . The police brutalities have been very common in the UK, here are few important cases in relevance to the Menezes case: Harry Stanley, 46, was brutally shot by the London police while carrying a table leg which was mistaken for a gun . Azelle Rodney, 24, was shot six times by an officer, no legal jurisdiction was given for opening fire . Mark Duggan, 29, was shot fatally in the chest and killed by police false grounds . Anthony Grainger was another innocent victim who was shot dead on 3 March 2012. As some information was too sensitive to be heard in court. …show more content…
These comprise of strategic, legal, social, and political measures. Strategic measures include offering rewards, intelligence gathering for use of force and terrorists. Legal measures are laws and penalties against international contracts on expulsion of terrorists, terrorist undertakings and offering reprieve to terrorists if they settle to stop their activities. Social measures include eliminating the fundamental motives for terrorist activities. And political measures include political activities, mostly when dealing with terrorism on an international