Which politicians do you have in mind?

Presumably prosecuting him was the choice of the CPS (and would imagine they and the Met were thinking about the George Floyd events and Black Lives Matter protests when they made the decision to prosecute).

Posted By: Bertie Russell on October 22nd 2024 at 15:38:02

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Bizarre they went ahead with that copper prosecution (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 22, 14:12:22
- Important to have a fair trial so police who do break the law are either discouraged (General Chat) - footymadman, Oct 22, 17:29:43
- Just good old fashioned cowardice (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 22, 15:37:19
  - Definitely feels like that (n/m) (General Chat) - littletinyphil, Oct 22, 19:08:45
  - It's easier to jail people 2.5 years for lobbing paint at art work innit (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Oct 22, 15:56:58
    - A street kid got arrested, gonna do some time (General Chat) - Old Man, Oct 22, 16:50:06
    - It’s always easier to jail people (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 22, 16:16:17
      - Killers walking the streets vs locking up someone for vandalism vandalism (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Oct 22, 16:23:51
        
        they were charged with Criminal damage (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 22, 16:33:12
        
        I've always thought more restorative justice/much more rigorous community service (General Chat) - Old Man, Oct 22, 17:00:52
    - Maybe we should ban paint (General Chat) - jamesward, Oct 22, 16:04:09
      - You can't ban custard - next they'll be banning Vienetta (n/m) (General Chat) - inutero, Oct 22, 16:15:59
      - yea maybe. (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Oct 22, 16:11:23
- True although technically all the background stuff is not really relevant to the case (General Chat) - Jim, Oct 22, 14:31:32
  - Which politicians do you have in mind? (General Chat) - Bertie Russell, Oct 22, 15:38:02
    - Khan and Cooper for a start. Plus the local MP. (General Chat) - Jim, Oct 22, 17:07:23
      - I have no idea what you’re talking about (General Chat) - Bertie Russell, Oct 22, 18:44:32
        
        "respect the verdict " ........ (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 22, 19:11:09
    - Exactly (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 22, 16:17:35
  - But the car was linked to a shooting (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 22, 14:37:11
    - Yes - I meant the background stuff about him. Obviously the car being linked to a shooting (General Chat) - Jim, Oct 22, 14:45:55
      - They should prosecute his mum now (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 22, 14:53:04
        
        or shoot her (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 22, 14:56:26
  - Or at least "most" of it is not relevant. It does of course explain why he tried to escape (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Oct 22, 14:33:40
- All quite obvious really (General Chat) - inutero, Oct 22, 14:29:22
  - “Stop - armed police!” (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 22, 15:38:49

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