Important to have a fair trial so police who do break the law are either discouraged

or punished. Wouldn’t want to be a firearms officer. They do heroic work to keep the public safe. It’s a shame some ruin it for others though, which must make it even harder for them to do a very tough job, under such intense pressure and split second decision making

Posted By: footymadman on October 22nd 2024 at 17:29:43

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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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