The Brazilian’s death showed a major human weakness. PA/Johnny Green July 22, 2015 Ten years after the de Menezes killing, we’re no better at identifying faces Graham MacKenzie, University of Stirling The death of the Brazilian electrician at the hands of the Metropolitan Police was a notorious case of mistaken identity. The same thing would probably happen today.
The Stockwell memorial to Jean Charles de Menezes. EPA/Andy Rain July 21, 2015 The catalogue of errors that killed Jean Charles de Menezes Peter Squires, University of Brighton It has been 10 years since British police shot and killed an innocent man in Stockwell station.
The 7/7 memorial in London. EPA/Andy Rain July 7, 2015 How 7/7 changed the way Britain mourns victims of terrorism Charlotte Heath-Kelly, University of Warwick It can’t compete with the US, but the UK became part of mega-memorial culture after the London bombings.