The Cardiff Five and the lives the police devastated.
The Cardiff Five and the lives the police devastated.
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davidball

Original Poster:

731 posts

231 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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The biggest scandal in recent legal history.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p071cll5/episodes...

(13 podcasts - The first is at the bottom of the list)

Edited by davidball on Wednesday 20th May 04:29

IJWS15

2,215 posts

114 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Haven’t watched/listened but when one of the episodes is headed witnesses all lied why are you blaming the police?

If it is BBC it is anti police!

anonymous-user

83 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Um..... because it was one of the worst examples of police misconduct in our recent history?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lynette_Wh...

Tony1963

5,808 posts

191 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Ancient history.

Next!

markjmd

563 posts

97 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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By the standards of most high-profile miscarriage of justice cases, these guys seem to have been exhonerated pretty quickly.

irocfan

48,995 posts

219 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Ahhhh it's our resident police hater. Next

davidball

Original Poster:

731 posts

231 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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IJWS15 said:
Haven’t watched/listened but when one of the episodes is headed witnesses all lied why are you blaming the police?

If it is BBC it is anti police!
Why not spend the time and listen to all the podcasts. Have your eyes opened.

davidball

Original Poster:

731 posts

231 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Tony1963 said:
Ancient history.

Next!
An example of the culture of police immunity that still exists today.
The well-used technique of cover-up, obfuscation and lies followed by delay, delay and delay so that an inquiry takes years and evidence can go missing.

Is that what is happening in the IOPC inquiry into the killing of Sean Fitzgerald?
The IOPC know the identity of Sean’s killer.
The weapon is in evidence.
We assume the bullet(s) that ended Sean’s life are in evidence.
The police officers’ body cam’ video should be in evidence (assuming it has not conveniently disappeared).

It would be good that the IOPC issue an update explaining what exactly is taking so long.

vonhosen

40,597 posts

246 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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davidball said:
IJWS15 said:
Haven’t watched/listened but when one of the episodes is headed witnesses all lied why are you blaming the police?

If it is BBC it is anti police!
Why not spend the time and listen to all the podcasts. Have your eyes opened.
Because it's you posting it?

Fatball

645 posts

88 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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davidball said:
The biggest scandal in recent legal history.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p071cll5/episodes...

(13 podcasts - The first is at the bottom of the list)

Edited by davidball on Wednesday 20th May 04:29
You jizzed for hours after finding this didn’t you.

kestral

2,230 posts

236 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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irocfan said:
Ahhhh it's our resident police hater. Next
Read up about it. it was disgraceful.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lynette_Wh...

The police are no angels by far.

I remember in the 1980's when the police were found to be deliberately setting up the Lion intoxometer to give a 'failed to take test' result, in order to get convictions for failure to take breath test.

The police set the machine up so that instead of it allowing the regulation time to blow, the machine cut off within second which did not give the accused time to blow.

When it was subsequently discovered that the machine could be interfered with many people claimed compensation and their licenses were reinstated.

Power corupts. Just look on this forum at some of the comments. The police choose whether to report for offence based on the way they are spoken to(power trip), and not on whether the offence has been committed or not.

It makes the police even worse when they are given, tasers(currently under investigation for misuse again), CS gas ,battons, spit hoods, rigid handcuffs and stab vests. All to protect THEM! I thought ther job was to protect US!

irocfan

48,995 posts

219 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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kestral said:
irocfan said:
Ahhhh it's our resident police hater. Next
Read up about it. it was disgraceful.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lynette_Wh...

The police are no angels by far.

I remember in the 1980's when the police were found to be deliberately setting up the Lion intoxometer to give a 'failed to take test' result, in order to get convictions for failure to take breath test.

The police set the machine up so that instead of it allowing the regulation time to blow, the machine cut off within second which did not give the accused time to blow.

When it was subsequently discovered that the machine could be interfered with many people claimed compensation and their licenses were reinstated.

Power corupts. Just look on this forum at some of the comments. The police choose whether to report for offence based on the way they are spoken to(power trip), and not on whether the offence has been committed or not.

It makes the police even worse when they are given, tasers(currently under investigation for misuse again), CS gas ,battons, spit hoods, rigid handcuffs and stab vests. All to protect THEM! I thought ther job was to protect US!
I'm not saying the police are angels or blameless - far from it. There are a number who are twunts of the highest order. But when you have some whose posting history seems the be police = bad then they don't get paid much attention to, even on the occasion that it is justified

Fatball

645 posts

88 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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kestral said:
It makes the police even worse when they are given, tasers(currently under investigation for misuse again), CS gas ,battons, spit hoods, rigid handcuffs and stab vests. All to protect THEM! I thought ther job was to protect US!
Don’t forget their big guns.

Greendubber

15,265 posts

232 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Fatball said:
kestral said:
It makes the police even worse when they are given, tasers(currently under investigation for misuse again), CS gas ,battons, spit hoods, rigid handcuffs and stab vests. All to protect THEM! I thought ther job was to protect US!
Don’t forget their big guns.
Fancy smashing your way into a known violent possibly armed criminals house without that kit?

Be my guest but I can honestly tell you that my taser has saved my life as has my body armour.


Edited by Greendubber on Wednesday 20th May 19:26

MB140

5,056 posts

132 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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You want to know about police and prosecutorial misconduct. You might want to watch The Innocence Files on Netflix.

You think the UK is bad. Might want to have a look at the US.

Fatball

645 posts

88 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Greendubber said:
Fancy smashing your way into a known violent possibly armed criminals house without that kit?

Be my guest but I can honestly tell you that my taser has saved my life as has my body armour.


Edited by Greendubber on Wednesday 20th May 19:26
Ive done that just without the taser and gun. Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit? I’m just a bit lower than that smile

Greendubber

15,265 posts

232 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Fatball said:
Greendubber said:
Fancy smashing your way into a known violent possibly armed criminals house without that kit?

Be my guest but I can honestly tell you that my taser has saved my life as has my body armour.


Edited by Greendubber on Wednesday 20th May 19:26
Ive done that just without the taser and gun. Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit? I’m just a bit lower than that smile
It was more aimed to Kestrals ridiculous point about police PPE.

Drumroll

4,517 posts

149 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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David Ball starts another thread from Belgium, about the British police, shock horror.



Derek Smith

49,748 posts

277 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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kestral said:
Power corupts. Just look on this forum at some of the comments. The police choose whether to report for offence based on the way they are spoken to(power trip), and not on whether the offence has been committed or not.

It makes the police even worse when they are given, tasers(currently under investigation for misuse again), CS gas ,battons, spit hoods, rigid handcuffs and stab vests. All to protect THEM! I thought ther job was to protect US!
What on earth is wrong with having PPE? You could use the same logic (or lack of it) for those working in hospitals. You, no doubt, think ther, sorry, their, job is to protect the ill.

Police have discretion. It is essential for policing by consent. However, they have little time to make up their minds. They need to assess whether the person is likely to commit the offence again. Mouthing off against authority figures, stroppy coppers, and you would not believe what else - perhaps you know - tends to suggest to some, perhaps, that an honest desire to sin no more is not apparent.

Some people.

Greendubber

15,265 posts

232 months

Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Hey David

What do you think of this?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-5...

8 years through the mill for someone just doing their job.