Re: So, what have the liars been charged with...?

National Anthems:[ www.national-anthems.net ] ++
Travel:[ Europe ] [ Asia ] [ USA-Canada ] [ Latin-America ] [ Africa ] [ Australia ] [ more ]

[ Australia legal ] [ U.K. legal ] [ U.S. visa ] [ Immigration ] [ Marriage based U.S visa ]

[ Home ][ united-kingdom_legal Home ] [ First Article ][ Previous Article ] [ Next Article ] [ Newest Article ]

Re: So, what have the liars been charged with...?

Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:22:07 -0000

Richard Miller wrote:
> In message <38cju3dtm4gcd8t5br457afvv83n8je35d@4ax.com>, Mike Ross
> writes
>
>> From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7313130.stm
>>
>> "A woman who told a gang of swearing teenage girls to be quiet spent
>> 16 hours in
>> a police cell after being falsely accused of assault.
>
> Says who? Oh yes, says the defendant.
>
> [Snip]
>>
>> Despite protesting her innocence, the mother-of-seven was held in a
>> police cell for 16 hours before being charged with common assault."
>>
>> "On the first day, magistrates agreed to a defence submission that
>> there was no case to answer after it emerged the scratches were
>> accidental."
>
> The way this is phrased appears to be a tacit admission that the
> defendant caused the scratches.
>
> This looks like a classic example of the news report taking only the
> defendant's version of events, and presenting it as if it were gospel.
> There were scratches. They appear to have been caused by the
> defendant. There appears to have been no proof of intent. This does
> not look like a miscarriage of justice to me, but a case where the
> police and Courts followed the proper course to a natural conclusion.

Yes, that's arguably - especially if the chavette's mates were all giving
supporting statements. However, the 5 month delay before vindication
isn't acceptable - didn't this government promise a faster, fairer criminal
justice system back in '97?

[ Home ][ united-kingdom_legal Home ] [ First Article ][ Previous Article ] [ Next Article ] [ Newest Article ]