Lethal force : my life as the Met's most controversial marksman / Tony Long.

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Long, Tony [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Ebury Press 2017.Description: 1 volume ; 20 cmISBN:

9781785033957
1785033956

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DDC classification:

363.232 23

Summary: Top shot Tony Long is the most prolific police marksman Britain has ever seen. For 25 years, he operated in the Met's elite specialist firearms units and was at the forefront of SO19's fight against armed crime. Deployed on hundreds of dangerous operations, it was his duty to bring down terrorists, killers and hostage takers, sometimes with lethal force - and with only seconds to decide. Tony has been behind some of the UK's most controversial police shootings, but it was the death of suspected armed robber and drug dealer, Azelle Rodney, that brought his career to a devastating end. Tried for murder, Tony saw his life crumble around him, simply for doing his job. An intense read, Tony's story raises serious issues about the responsibility that falls on the shoulders of those who risk their lives, and take the lives of others, in our name.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction	Waimate Located at Event Centre	Non Fiction	363.232 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not For Loan		A00660542

Originally published: 2016.

Top shot Tony Long is the most prolific police marksman Britain has ever seen. For 25 years, he operated in the Met's elite specialist firearms units and was at the forefront of SO19's fight against armed crime. Deployed on hundreds of dangerous operations, it was his duty to bring down terrorists, killers and hostage takers, sometimes with lethal force - and with only seconds to decide. Tony has been behind some of the UK's most controversial police shootings, but it was the death of suspected armed robber and drug dealer, Azelle Rodney, that brought his career to a devastating end. Tried for murder, Tony saw his life crumble around him, simply for doing his job. An intense read, Tony's story raises serious issues about the responsibility that falls on the shoulders of those who risk their lives, and take the lives of others, in our name.

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