G20

[caddyman]

I see from the news that despite having recorded the incident on a mobile phone, despite knowing who the participants being caught bang to rights, no-one in the Metroplitan Police is likely to be called to account, much less prosecuted, for the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 demonstrations last year. Timeline and details here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10728685

I am not someone who habitually assumes that the Police are vicious barbarians, but while I understand - to an extent - the arguments put forward for not prosecuting anyone, it does rather look like a case of obne law for the police and another for the rest of us. For the system to work, we have to have faith in the police and this is not the sort of thing that promotes such faith.

Justice has to be seen to be done and in this case, the law and justice seem to have parted ways.

Once again, Peter Brookes of The Times has the right of it. Since I am not coughing up a quid to go through Murdoch's paywall, having paid a quid for the paper, here is the cartoon as grabbed by my iPhone. Aplogies for the comparatively ropy quality.

Comments

[changeling72.livejournal.com]

Yes, justice has certainly been blind in this case. The police certainly don't pay heed to PR.

[nyarbaggytep.livejournal.com]

I can understand that medical experts disagree about the cause of death, but that doesn't mean that a lesser charge can't be brought does it? And all the stuff about telling fibs about what happened - how he dies isn't relevant to that shurely?

Definitely looks dodgy from the outside.