Lethal force - Tony Long

Top shot Tony Long is the most prolific police marksman Britain's 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 -
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 and dramatic 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.