Here come the whiners and “civil liberties” pests.

It turns out that the man so dramatically shot by British police on Friday

was not a suicide bomber.

However, the following facts seem pretty well established:

—He emerged from a house that was under police surveillance for terrorist

connections.

—He was wearing a bulky, heavy jacket on a hot summer’s day.

—When challenged by police, who ordered him to stop, he ran from them, and

tried to get on a subway train.

I don’t know whether this guy deserved to be shot, but he surely deserved a

Darwin Award for sheer life-threatening

stupidity.

Note to self: While in London next month, if challenged by armed police,

stop, raise hands above head, freeze in place, and call out in a loud clear

voice: “It’s a fair cop, guv’nor.” Do not dive into the nearest subway

train.