G20 Ian Tomlinson conclusion

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Scraggles said:

apparently as the other thread is a .co.uk, am not registered to reply....

why is anyone surprised at no charges, guy is alive before the policeman comes into contact and dead soon after....

I expected a few replies similar to this. It seems of that people of experience always conclude that the CPS will ruthlessley charge police officers. Indeed, if the CPS's full threshold test is applied then the second public interest test appears to always be made out when it come to Cops regardless of the circumstances. Combine with the lowering of evidential standards (first test) then the idea or implication that the CPS won't charge because it's an officer is rubbish.

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Assuming it was unlawful - just because it looks it on the video doesn't make it so - the only realistic charge of common assault became statue barred after the 6 months and can't be taken to court. Whch appears to have been caused by the first pathologist.