It seems the UK police are taking their training from their trigger-happy American counterparts. That said, they've always shot innocent people since they've been armed (Lee Clegg, the chap with the chair leg, de Menezez etc).

It is a tough one though, and I also believe the intelligence services need to get their act together. I also think if you are a shaven-headed, beareded Muslim male you are far more likely to be shot than most people in this country, especially if someone with a grudge against you has told the police you are running a bomb-making factory.

As for community support, these people live in a country where the media play on the fears and ignorance of the general populace by playing to racial/religious sterotypes. they feel under seige - why the hell should they support a police force that shoots first and asks questions later?