A Scotland Yard marksman was acquitted of murder today after shooting dead a fleeing motorist to stop him running over colleagues. Martyn Blake , 40, was dramatically cleared after being accused of shooting dead Chris Kaba, 24, 'without justification' to stop the suspect escaping police. In an extraordinary case which has profound implications for national security, hundreds of firearms officers around the country downed their weapons in protest after the officer was charged as colleagues argued that he was just trying to save them from Mr Kaba. The fatal shooting on September 5, 2022 happened after armed police started tailing the vehicle that Mr Kaba was driving. When police boxed in the vehicle in a residential street in Streatham, Mr Kaba used the car as a 'battering ram' reversing into a police car before accelerating into parked cars in a desperate bid to escape. DM.
Blogger late news! - Confirmed today that Chris Kaba had core gang affiliations and was under investigation for two shootings! Member of 67 Gang with many murder links. Appalling criminal record for violence.
'He who lives by the sword ...'
As a Christian, my preference would have been his salvation but if he would not bow the knee - this was the only realistic outcome.
SHAME on the CPS who KNEW this history and still followed their vile course of action against Sergeant Blake.
Is it possible to sue the CPS, I wonder?
Incidentally, do note how The Appalling Guardian has opted to report this:
Chris Kaba shot man in club and was alleged core member of London gang. 'Alleged' with gang membership maybe but what about his criminal history? - Nothing 'alleged' there! Judge rules details of Kaba’s criminal past can be reported after police officer who shot him was cleared of murder. Chris Kaba, the unarmed man killed by a police firearms officer, was pictured on CCTV shooting a man on a nightclub dancefloor and was alleged to be a core member of a London gang, it can be revealed.A judge ruled on Tuesday that details of Kaba’s criminal past could be released, a day after a Metropolitan police officer, Martyn Blake, was cleared of murdering him. Kaba’s family had tried to prevent publication of the information. Details of Kaba’s past offending were not put before the jury in the murder trial at the Old Bailey because the judge, Mr Justice Goss, had ruled they were not relevant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT RELEVANT???????????????????????? Blake, at the point he pulled the trigger on 5 September 2022, did not know these details and did not know who was in the Audi Q8, which police believed was linked to a firearms incident the night before.
