No criminal charges will be brought in the tragic case of a pensioner who died after being bitten by a police dog....their ARV colleagues would be obliged to gun down the beast immediately?
Irene Collins had allowed police into the garden of her home in Park End in Middlesbrough to search for a suspect as part of a drugs operation. The 73-year-old was then bitten by a German Shepherd, suffering arm and leg injuries. Mrs Collins was taken to Middesbrough ’s James Cook University Hospital where she died four days later.You'd expect the police to be on a very sticky wicket here, wouldn't you?
Fear not! The CPS rides to the rescue!
The Crown Prosecution Service initially decided no criminal proceedings would be brought in relation to the July 2014 tragedy.
This decision was later reviewed following a request from Mrs Collins’ family.Did they really think they'd succeed?
And in a statement issued today, a spokesman for the CPS said they had upheld that decision.Did they give reasons?
“We considered bringing charges for gross negligence manslaughter, corporate manslaughter, misconduct in public office, breaches of the Dangerous Dogs Act and health and safety at work laws but concluded there remained insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction.Really? None of those would fly? And you didn't feel that a jury ought to test that?
“As part of our review we consulted a senior independent barrister specialising in corporate crime and health and safety at work.”I wonder who he was? Still, it must be nice to be untouchable, mustn't it?
My comment is dedicated to a criminally negligent Arsehole who allowed a ferocious animal to REPEATEDLY tear through the flesh of an innocent, elderly citizen:
ReplyDeleteFirstly, you are wondering why deaths in police custody or following police contact, never result in prosecution of the police, Julia. However I was under the impression you already knew the Establishment has always supported Mr Plod's view that even the common law of res ipsa loquitur does not apply to him.
The likes of WPC Jaded will see the funny side of this particular death, or simply shrug it off. Doubtless they will attempt to defend the hunting of humans by powerful dogs, trained to inflict horrific injuries in the guise of 'crime prevention measures'. Make no mistake, these trained dogs are wrongfully used as instruments of torture and compliance and, as this particular case amply demonstrates, are lethal from the moment they are released in public.
And yet every flaky date rape case MUST be put before a jury, regardless of the chances of a conviction, because 'Public Interest' demands it.
ReplyDeleteWeird that.
Another disgraceful post Melvin. You really are the lowest of the low.
ReplyDeleteJaded
Defer to those with talent, Jaded. That you even dip your coarse brush on the insult palette is an embarrassment.
ReplyDeleteRunning for election in June Melvin? Holding a meeting for all your supporters in a phone box?
ReplyDeleteJaded.
My campaign funds are very modest and would not stretch to renting a voluminous telephone booth, WPC Jaded. Where do you hold meetings for all police supporters?
ReplyDelete"However I was under the impression you already knew the Establishment has always supported Mr Plod's view that even the common law of res ipsa loquitur does not apply to him."
ReplyDeleteWell, no. I wasn't. Because it's not the case.
I'm just puzzled why the normal actions haven't been taken here.
"And yet every flaky date rape case MUST be put before a jury, regardless of the chances of a conviction, because 'Public Interest' demands it. "
Quite!
"Well, no. I wasn't. Because it's not the case."
ReplyDeleteDon't cut your backside on that sharp fence.
For every idiot like you Melvin there are millions of silent people that support the police. You are very outnumbered but as the old saying goes "the empty vessels make the most noise."
ReplyDeleteJaded
"....there are millions of silent people that support the police...."
ReplyDeleteNot again! Stick to using 'WHO' when you refer to persons and 'THAT' when you refer to objects. A very crude rule....but even someone 'educatid' and blessed with 'lightening' wit can feign grammatical refinement through blind obedience, WPC Jaded.
Once again Melvin you play the man not the ball. You correct my grammar instead of answering my points. Being "educatid"doesn't stop you being a massive bell-end MTG.
ReplyDeleteJaded.
You begin to lose it again, WPC Jaded. 'Twat, fucking twat, fucking idiot, fucking dickhead, bell end, wanker, fucking wanker'? Have a lie down before reverting to your basal vocabulary, as it so often appears elsewhere. You describe yourself as witty and well 'educatid', but such boasting is as indecorous as it is hollow. In a mistaken belief that you are armed with wit and guile, you constantly make a fool of yourself and the police service you purport to represent. And I cannot afford to sully myself by responding directly to a crude ignoramus.
ReplyDeleteAnd yet you did respond directly didn't you Melvin? Please tell me where I have ever used the F word, because I haven't. You lefties lie and lie until even you believe it. It's what you lot do.
ReplyDeleteJaded