tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post4056916944534688142..comments2024-03-29T11:13:00.338+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Yes, You've Been Acquitted...JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-21917728748134093692010-04-20T15:20:01.045+01:002010-04-20T15:20:01.045+01:00"I don't know about you, but I don't ...<i>"I don't know about you, but I don't think the first reaction in a murder case should be 'Round up the usual suspects. We've got nothing to lose'..."</i><br /><br />It wasn't their first reaction though was it?<br /><br />Inspector Clueless spent an enormous amount of time looking for Serbian hit men and underworld crime bosses... Before deciding that line of enquiry was much too difficult.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/786072/Shock-for-Barry-George-as-Home-Office-reject-14m-compo-bid.html" rel="nofollow">And there's more bad news for 50-year-old George - Whitehall officials have concluded he OWES the state £40 a day for his bed and board while inside</a><br /><br />Un-bloody-believable !!!John Pickworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166443099429490782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-54410960233600716552010-04-20T05:39:25.909+01:002010-04-20T05:39:25.909+01:00"Like other people who know a bit about firea...<i>"Like other people who know a bit about firearms, I felt from the beginnning that the case against George smelled strongly of fish."</i> <br /><br />The stuff with the speck of gun residue went quite over my head at the trial and subsequent appeals.<br /><br />But I never felt he showed any of the behaviour you'd expect with an obsessed, target-fixated danger. Now, if he'd killed Freddy Mercury, maybe...<br /><br />But Jill Dando?<br /><br /><i>"Has innocent until proved guilty gone the same way as habeus corpus, double jeopardy etc, courtesy of NuLab?"</i> <br /><br />It looks increasingly like it...<br /><br /><i>"The same attitude is being taken by the hideous new Vetting & Barring Agency..."</i> <br /><br />As I believe people warned at the time. To no avail...<br /><br /><i>"The upshot is that there is no automatic presumption of innocence in Scottish law.<br /><br />Noticed any Scots around Westminster lately?"</i><br /><br />Heh! Just a few...JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-39389302466932877302010-04-19T19:19:02.199+01:002010-04-19T19:19:02.199+01:00Malthebof, in the Scottish legal system, along wit...Malthebof, in the Scottish legal system, along with the 'not proven' verdict, there's the little legal matter of the 'pattern'.<br /><br />If the prosecution can show that the defendant's behaviour fits a pattern associated with guilt on another occasion, then the burden is on the defendant to prove his innocence in court.<br /><br />The upshot is that there is no automatic presumption of innocence in Scottish law. <br /><br />Noticed any Scots around Westminster lately?Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-45658625242305123142010-04-19T16:36:11.923+01:002010-04-19T16:36:11.923+01:00The same attitude is being taken by the hideous ne...The same attitude is being taken by the hideous new Vetting & Barring Agency who will soon be examining the 'background' of <i>up to</i> (ha ha+++) people who work with vulnerable persons. They take the view that just because you were aquitted does not mean that you did not do it.<br /><br />http://www.isa-gov.org/bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-60086167813082191092010-04-19T15:35:39.219+01:002010-04-19T15:35:39.219+01:00Probably best to shoot him, just to be on the safe...Probably best to shoot him, just to be on the safe side.English Vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03144810217381651105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-57611109079049490142010-04-19T14:17:10.730+01:002010-04-19T14:17:10.730+01:00Jeff,
You are too kind. The police, under pressur...Jeff,<br /><br />You are too kind. The police, under pressure to get the killer, fitted up the first suspect they could find.Brian, follower of Deornothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941277617617928470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-49447284049366794392010-04-19T12:15:03.474+01:002010-04-19T12:15:03.474+01:00Has innocent until proved guilty gone the same way...Has innocent until proved guilty gone the same way as habeus corpus, double jeopardy etc, courtesy of NuLab?Malthebofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03503702120391804624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-34341290584847578852010-04-19T11:02:43.380+01:002010-04-19T11:02:43.380+01:00Like other people who know a bit about firearms, I...Like other people who know a bit about firearms, I felt from the beginnning that the case against George smelled strongly of fish. <br /><br />The chap should have his money.Jeff Woodnoreply@blogger.com