jesus christ lad, are you for real?
are you implying that I have more sympathy for the 'scruffy cunts' than the poor fucker who died? because I can assure you that despite the fact I have severe and justified reservations about the way our police force conducts itself at times, you'd be wrong.
how the fuck do you know the 'scruffy cunts' were aware they were towing harper? were you there? you certainly didn't come to a considered opinion based on what was said in in prosecution and defence because none of the fucking defence was ever reported. or are you simply basing your assumption on the fact it must be so because they were 'scruffy cunts'?
both the harper and atkinson cases are fucking tragic, one no less so than the other. they're both high profile cases and both involve policeman, they therefore warrant comparison. because the manner in which the justice system has ground out in both cases for the accused are worlds apart. to say nowt of the media portrayal.
it took 3 years after atkinson's death for the police to investigate it and the cps to bring charges and a further 2 years for monk to stand trial. the guidelines are that the accused should appear in court after no longer a period than 6 months. this is supposedly to protect the interests of both the accused and the victims family. monk wasn't even remanded in custody. meanwhile, the police in the harper case had done such a thorough and speedy investigation in to harper's desth that they'd convinced the cps that that a conviction was both likely and in the public interest of an 18 year old kid that they'd banged him up in prison after only a few days. except he wasn't even there. but hey, who gives a fuck? he was only a 'scruffy cunt' after all. he deserved to have the papers trawling through his families facebook pages and mocking their poor spelling and homophones, because they're 'scruffy cunts' too.
so, you bigoted fucking moron, I believe that despite the fact the 'scruffy cunts' were out thieving, harper's death was a freak and tragic accident.
not so atkinson's, he died because he was subjected to a sustained and brutal attack while incapacitated. monk is a murderer and the fact he's been allowed bail awaiting sentencing is a fucking national disgrace.
I'm sure his sentence will be too.