08-08-2011, 05:11 PM
I'm pretty sure anyone is allowed to return the same force they're being attacked with.
But the reason for the riots is that some people believe that the guy didn't actually have a gun, or that it was a replica.
And from a BBC report i read, they mentioned that it is suspected that the bullet the man fired at an officer which was longed in his radio was actually a police bullet lodged in there by one of the officers.
Nothing is confirmed though, and there is certainly no reason to go rioting around the streets. If they had kept a peaceful protest I'm sure they would have been more than willing to look into the issue and deal out the appropriate punishment to the officer responsible if it turned out to be true.
But the reason for the riots is that some people believe that the guy didn't actually have a gun, or that it was a replica.
And from a BBC report i read, they mentioned that it is suspected that the bullet the man fired at an officer which was longed in his radio was actually a police bullet lodged in there by one of the officers.
Nothing is confirmed though, and there is certainly no reason to go rioting around the streets. If they had kept a peaceful protest I'm sure they would have been more than willing to look into the issue and deal out the appropriate punishment to the officer responsible if it turned out to be true.