Not Quite, 'Mail'...

 

...mauling implies teeth and claws - horned and antlered animals gore you to death. Although given it was a whitetail deer, the hooves probably did most of the damage.

According to her obituary, Proger was 'an avid animal lover' who liked to ride horses and rescue injured creatures.

A noble endeavour, but you always have to remember, they don't necessarily feel the same way about you. 

He Knows Us So Well...

 ...does Matt! 

Sunday Funnies...

 I don't watch very many documentaries on streaming, but maybe I should...

There Are Too Many Errors And Deliberate Concealing Of Evidence By Essex Police ....

 ...for the State to ever allow the conviction to be overturned:

In the millions of pages disclosed to Jeremy Bamber over the decades, in his bid to prove his innocence of one of the 20th century’s most notorious crimes, PC Nick Milbank is barely mentioned. But this week, new evidence emerged that the late police officer held an essential clue to what happened on the night of the massacre at Whitehouse Farm on 7 August 1985.

I've long believed not so much in Bamber's innocence, but in the fact that this conviction was based on such a fatally flawed investigation by the hopelessly institutionally incompetent Essex Police that the State will never permit it to be exposed.

Writing from Wakefield Prison, Jeremy Bamber says: “We asked that the CCRC appoint an independent investigator to go and speak to Mr Milbank about what he’d told the New Yorker magazine. The CCRC refused our request, thereby losing the opportunity to hear Mr Milbank’s evidence. “Not only do I have a rock solid alibi now, but proof that Essex police covered up Milbank’s evidence by faking a witness statement to mislead the courts. The fact that Mr Milbank has sadly died quite recently has further compounded the failures of the CCRC and Essex police.” Well, he would have a rock solid alibi if Essex police had not taken that final statement from Milbank. And now Milbank is no longer here to say which version is true. Bamber believes charges for perverting the course of justice should be brought in relation to the 2002 statement. “The CCRC has no choice but to refer my case to the court of appeal.” The Metropolitan police, which carried out Operation Stokenchurch, declined to comment.

Of course they did. If they truly carried out a full and proper investigation, they know what Essex Police did and did not doon that night, and they cannot be trusted to bring it to light.  

Bamber believes that Essex police should have an audio record of the 999 call. “Where is the audio recording of that telephone call now?” he writes. “One wonders where it might be.”

Who believes Essex Police still has it, more like... 

Maybe The Party Leadership Never Had Any Senses To Lose?

Oh dear, Labour has lost Owen Jones! What a calamity!

It’s rare to watch a political calamity advance with such gruesome inevitability. Rachel Reeves’s reported plan to shred Labour’s flagship tax pledge in the upcoming budget is so plainly disastrous that it invites the suspicion that the party leadership has completely lost its senses. But madness would be too generous an alibi for a faction that long ago abandoned any purpose beyond wielding icepicks against its own left.

As they always do! Rats fighting in a sack pause to watch with admiration as Labour party members show them how it's done... 

Labour’s 2024 election campaign offered no story, no clear moral argument, no real sense of direction. That vacuum explains why, even after being handed power, thanks to the most shambolic government in modern British history, Labour mustered only a third of the vote. The tax pledge was one of the few recognisable threads of coherence. For example: “Labour will not put up your income tax, national insurance or VAT,” tweeted Reeves on 4 June 2024, denouncing the Conservatives as “the party of high tax”. A week later, Keir Starmer told Sky News in Grimsby: “We will not raise tax on working people.” The manifesto couldn’t be clearer: “Labour will not increase taxes on working people”, specifically citing national insurance, income tax and VAT.

Reeves is now considering a 2p increase in income tax... 

 It is panto season, Owen, remember? So 'Oh no, she isn't!'

....believing a simultaneous cut in employee national insurance contributions will shield the government. It will do no such thing.

Nothing now will shield the excuse for a government. 

Another Day, Another Murderous 'Child'...

Referring to what might have led to the death of Ms Bednarczyk, Mr Skinner added: 'The sad truth is we may never know - but we don't need to know - what brought about this situation.

'Difficult as it may be to accept, this killing is nothing to do with her (the girl's) mental health - as much as we all might want the comfort of seeking to say to ourselves that mental health and diminished responsibility explains what she did. 'Why do I say this? Because of the evidence of her premeditation – I have told you about the research she was doing - because of the evidence of her lies, and because of the evidence of respected and experienced medical professionals who say she did not have an abnormality of mental function which gives rise to the defence of diminished responsibility.

And yet, despite all this, she is still accorded accommodations due to her status as a 'child' by the justice system: 

Because of the girl's age, she is sat on the back row of the court benches accompanied by an intermediary and her social worker instead of in the glass-panelled dock. Neither judge Mrs Justice Tipples nor any of the barristers in the case are wearing gowns or wigs, and jurors have been told the sitting hours will mirror those of a school day.

But the odd part about this story is what happened after she was picked up by the police close to the ctime scene:

The teenager was taken to hospital, where she was seen smiling by a police officer and a nurse and did not appear to be 'confused or responding to voices telling her what to do', the court heard. Mr Skinner added that the girl asked for her mobile phone to be returned to her, and started sending text messages to her friends 'about what she said had happened'.

Isn't securing a suspect's phone SOP for police these days? Frankly this is the sole astounding thing about this story!  

Now Do 'Men Becoming Women', Teachers...

 It's become a pre-Christmas tradition, someone telling small children there's no Father Christmas and outrage ensuing. And this year is no different....

A city school is under investigation after a teacher allegedly ruined Christmas by telling pupils 'Santa is not real'. The remark was said to have been made at Greenbrae Primary School in Aberdeen during a lesson on All Saints' Day.

'Under investigation'? Serioiusly? By whom?  

It caused upset among nine and 10-year-old students who had asked a series of questions about saints, including St Nicholas - also known as Father Christmas.

Sorry, but at that age, they should be well aware that there's no Father Bloody Christmas!  

A spokesman for Aberdeen City Council said: 'We are aware that a group of primary six pupils engaged in a conversation about All Saints' Day, which led to some children posing questions about other saints, including St Nicholas. 

'Families can be assured that investigation learnings have been shared to support our staff to help navigate sensitive discussions.

Guess you forgot to add that one into the list, along with 'Why does daddy wear a dress?' and 'Why does Mummy have a special lady friend she drinks gin in the aftetnoon with' eh?   

'The council values the magic and joy of the festive season (Ed: clearly not enough to call it what it is!) and appreciates the small number of parents and carers who brought their concerns to us.'

Bet that was typed reluctantly and with gritted teeth!  

If It Bothers You So Much, Perhaps The Sculpture Should Be Removed

The artist Anish Kapoor is considering taking legal action after border patrol agents posed for a photo in front of his Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago, saying the scene represented “fascist America”.

He is a famously fragile little snowflake, buut this nonsense is off the scale!

“Abducting street vendors, breaking doors, pulling people from cars, using teargas on residential streets,” he said about the agents, who were reportedly celebrating after “military style” immigration enforcement raids.

“I mean, this is fascist America and just beyond belief.” There have been reports that more than 1,000 people have been arrested by the federal agents since the crackdown began in September. When asked if he was considering legal options, Kapoor said: “Of course, I’m going to do everything I can.”

And having tried crying and stamping his feet without effect, it's time for the lawyers! Though even in the famously litigious US, they may struggle with this one... 

Kapoor took legal action against the National Rifle Association (NRA) after they used an image of Cloud Gate, which was installed in 2006 and is known locally as “the Bean”, in an advert. He settled out of court with the NRA in 2018. “It’s a bit more complicated with this,” Kapoor said of the more recent incident, “because they’re a full, if you like, national army unit.”

And because they simply took a photo and didn't use it for commercial purposes, you complete spanner!  

Perhapd the answer is to remove the sculpture so people you don't approve of can't take pictures of it? How'd that suit? 

If The 'Mail' Can Trace The Mutt, Why Can't The Met Police? ...

The 'Mail' does some detective work:

The Cane Corso that savaged a Jack Russell belonging to the Queen's son guards a £30 million mansion owned by the glamorous ex-wife of a controversial Chinese mining tycoon, the Daily Mail can reveal. Maud, a two-year-old terrier owned by Tom Parker Bowles, was left fighting for life after the 10-stone mastiff tore into her on Kensington High Street last Thursday. 

...a Daily Mail investigation has traced the brute to a luxury mansion on one of Britain's most expensive streets - where Chinese businesswoman Maria Leung keeps two Cane Corsos as protection animals.

Strange that the Met Police couldn't track down a dangerous dog right under their noses, isn't it? Especially since if the mutts are registerd guard dogs, these are covered by strict regulations which have clearly been broken here, 

Local walkers say the hound is well-known in the area as guard dogs kept within the property's walled garden. The handler who was seen with the animal during the mauling was again observed taking the Corso out this week, often accompanied by another member of staff.

And yet they are clearly unable to control the four legged buglar deterrants. Shouldn't police be concerned? 

It's not helpful that the victim is such a limp rag, spouting dog nonsense usually spouted by the enthusiasts for these violent breeds, despite his ordeal and the almost-loss of his pet: 

Parker Bowles said he was 'a firm believer that there's no such thing as a bad dog, rather a bad owner' and did not want the dog responsible to be put down 

But he called for restrictions on Cane Corso-style dogs, saying: 'What I do want, though, is these big, powerful and often beautiful dogs to be muzzled when out in public. Is that too much to ask?''I'm certainly not a fan of knee-jerk legislation, of banning certain breeds, or having them destroyed. I'd much rather put the responsibility on the owner. 

'If you cannot control your dogs, or train, walk and look after them properly, then you have no right to own a dog. It's as simple as that.'

Well, Tom, now you know the mutt is owned by a citizen of a country that's an enemy of the UK, instead of the usual brain-dead chav,  perhaps you'll show a bit more backbone. 

Cane Corsos have increasingly become known as 'status dogs' since it was made illegal to own the XL Bully breed in 2023 without an exemption certificate.

As was predicted here. 

In September, Conservative MP Gregory Stafford asked whether the breed should be prohibited under the Dangerous Dogs Act, but the Government said it had no plans to do so.

No, it's far too busy regulating those far more dangerous things than 7 stone killer dogs - wetwipes and milkshakes. 

They Think They Are Above The Law...

A police chief constable has been found guilty of contempt of court with judges set to consider whether he should be punished by imprisonment or a fine.

How about both?

The court of appeal ruled on Tuesday that Northamptonshire police were in contempt and had been “willfully disobedient” for repeatedly failing to obey rulings to hand over video to a woman who complained she had been wrongly arrested by three officers.

Dumb, really dumb, since the one thing guaranteed to provoke today's oh-so-sympathetic-to-the-criminal-classes bewigged social workers to get their Judge Dredd on is people cocking a snook at the might apparatus of the law.... 

Nadine Buzzard-Quashie was arrested by Northamptonshire police in September 2021, triggering a four-year saga. She was taken into custody but prosecutors soon dropped the case. The judgment said: “Her account of her arrest … was that she was physically assaulted by the officers who arrested her, she was physically thrown to the ground and had her face pushed into stinging nettles.”

I'm guessing by the name, she wasn't one of the favoured classes, and so assaulting her was of course not considered a problem?  

She wanted video footage of her arrest, including from police body-worn cameras, which the force did not provide. She complained to the Information Commissioner’s Office which made an order that all video should be handed over, which the force ignored, then a county court judge made another order, which the force failed to obey again. The force told courts it did not have any more video to hand over, then reversed its position at a hearing in October. The court of appeal judgment said: “This means that all the statements made to the court on behalf of the police force prior to mid-October 2025 were false.”

Ooops!  

On Tuesday three appeal court judges issued a blistering and unanimous ruling. Lady Justice Asplin, Lord Justice Coulson, and Lord Justice Fraser said “misleading and untrue statements … have been made to the court on behalf of the chief constable, both to the county court … and also to the court of appeal in relation to the application for permission to appeal and the appeal itself. To list every single statement made on behalf of the chief constable that has proved to be inaccurate over this lengthy period would lengthen this judgment considerably.”

Ouch!  

Ivan Balhatchet has been Northamptonshire’s chief constable since October 2023 and could face up to two years’ imprisonment or a fine. The previous chief constable was Nick Adderley, who now faces wholly separate criminal charges.

The whole force is clearly rotten from the very top - maybe disbandment should be considered?