Kid Dynamite

The lancet paper that was linked early in this thread nailed it tbh. Every time you relax lockdown covid will spike. You either have intermittent lockdowns until it mutates into something more benign, or you vaccinate the whole country and then open up and deal with the consequences. Theres probably a 3rd option, where you open everything up but keep attendance limits on things like nightclubs, football matches, gigs etc and make masks mandatory in busy places... but it sounds like the government have backed themselves into a corner about "freedom" and we are going to have a free for all in 3 weeks. Cue the UK being on an EU wide-travel ban when our cases go through the roof. And the papers suggesting it's all linked to Brexit envy

To clarify, I meant a personal agenda with the police/the courts, not myself. And I'm happy to admit I was spectacularly wrong about Andy Carroll. I don't have unswerving faith in our courts but do feel that it's one of the better systems in the world. It's not the judges that decide these cases iirc, it's a jury of 12 members of the public that get to listen to a defence and prosecution argument and see the evidence before they make their decision. Happy to be educated on the flaws in the current system. It seems to me that the burden of proof on the CPS is huge to prosecute a case. Just look at how many rape allegations end up with a prosecution. 1-2% iirc?

I get all of that and don't disagree. Still struggle to see where the comparison/contrast comes in with 3 career criminals who killed the young copper. From reading the sentencing remarks for both cases above, it seems it was the copper done for Manslaughter whose case was most misrepresented by the press, not vice versa.

I literally paraphrased the judges own words. I've got no interest in being called names by an angry man on the internet with a clearly personal agenda. Perfectly happy to have a reasonable debate about the matter though. For comparison, here are the judges sentencing remarks for the previous case discussed. Whilst I appreciate the media can't be trusted to give balanced reporting, and that old white judges no doubt have all sorts of unconscious bias, I still struggle to drum up much sympathy for them tbh https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/LONG-BOWERS-COLE-AND-KING-sentencing-remarks-FINAL.pdf It seems you have less of an issue with media bias and more of an issue with the police as a whole. Which is about as sensible as the suggestion that all travellers are criminals. Clearly they aren't, any more than all coppers are violent and corrupt.

Interesting context; -No intention to cause serious harm. -The kicks alone did not cause serious injury. -Acknowledgment that it was a very challenging situation and that Atkinson was so unhealthy he could have dropped dead at any minute. ...but ultimately, the decision to keep the taser on for 33 seconds rather than 10 seconds, and to kick him following the taser may have contributed to his death. Notably different narrative to the one played out in the press

This sort of little Englander shit is rampant through our government. It was the same when we were banging on about vaccinations being miles ahead of other EU countries. One Britain, One Nation my arse. We are a laughing stock the world over

Proper football fan

Funny decision by Rafa mind. Ruining his legacy at Liverpool when the likes of Spurs, Palace, Wolves etc have all been looking for managers. Like Keegan managing the Mackems

Sissoko

As the Dalai Lama once said "There's not a vagina on this planet worth dying over..."

Maybe not But it works both ways. Stop using my profession as a stick to beat me with if you then tell me I'm not allowed to give you grief back because of my profession.

Stop giving out unsolicited abuse if you can't take it back ya big fanny. My pm's are always open if you need any support or advice 👍

Rattled By a Nurse no less

I've got a feeling his new fancy bit might be heading back to her husband with her tail between her legs before long. Whatever gravitas she saw in the absolute fucking dweeb surely rested solely on the fact Hancock was in a fairly significant position of power during covid. Now that he's a social pariah it won't take long for her to realise he's actually a posh Mr Bean with a muffin top and receding hairline

He reckons the COVID jab gave him peripheral neuropathy. Also, the COVID jab can time travel apparently as he was twisting about having this in 2016 https://www.loudersound.com/news/eric-clapton-living-in-pain-for-the-last-year

Harsh. Although in his defence, he didn't actually live with his bairn when he died. Isn't Clapton also a massive racist? https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eric-clapton-racist-rant/

This version is the best. You couldn't have scripted it better

150 missing now

On a slightly calmer note, you do wonder whether the Atkinson case could be a watershed moment for the police re: culpability in these types of cases. In a similar vein to the increase in US prosecutions. Mad that it's been 35years since a Police officer was charged with manslaughter when you consider how many deaths in custody there have been during that time.

Here man, you're talking to somebody that got a grade C in A-level law circa 1999

He sounds like a good lad. It's almost like you can't make sweeping generalisations about people based on their ethnicity or employment.... You sound like a raving lunatic with the name calling btw.

Not quite as think as you though ...

I fancy seeing this

You da man!

I'm happy to clarify, being scruffy cunts is nothing to do with them being travellers. If non-travellers had been on the rob, killed a young lad doing his job and then had a right hoot during the court case, they too would be scruffy cunts 👍 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-berkshire-53445791