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Re: Bulger killer could be in line for compensation from News of the World

Editor — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:27:57 -0000

Thanks for your input Brian it is most appreciated.

Re: Bulger killer could be in line for compensation from News of the World

Brian — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:28:25 -0000

The idea that the law can be discarded because someone is unpopular is revolting. Denise Fergus needs to stop believing she has some god-given right to control every aspect of these men's lives. She will never be given that.

If his phone was hacked, he should be compensated. End of argument. There is absolutely nothing she can do about it and I hope she is being told that in no uncertain terms. In the long run it would be kinder to her than indulging her in her revenge fantasies.

All her input is doing is making her look bitter, unpleasant and a bit obsessed.

Re: Black Panther killer Neilson dies

Damon Black — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:22:12 -0000

Good point Jason.

Re: Black Panther killer Neilson dies

Jason Walker — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:06:57 -0000

At the risk of coming across all Daily Mail, he was sentenced at a time when life meant life!

There are too many to count in prison that should die there!

Re: Neighbourhood watch: Crime in England and Wales

Jason Walker — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:24:47 -0000

I see that theft is still high: perhaps a sign of the economic downturn biting, and a sign in Surrey and Bedfordshire that their cars are too expensive looking!!!!!

Re: Daniel Morgan axe murder: Mother to meet home secretary

Damon Black — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:34:13 -0000

Thanks for posting the link arriflex, it is a very interesting and intriguing case.

Re: Daniel Morgan axe murder: Mother to meet home secretary

arriflex — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:02:29 -0000

The BBC have made a rather short but interesting piece about daniel's murder and the subsequent investigations, available on youtube here;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Re: Madeleine McCann – CrimeBlogUK View

Damon Black — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:53:03 -0000

Thanks for taking the time to reply, I appreciate your
input.

I question whether "official police files" in an ongoing
investigation would be allowed in the public domain i.e. crime scene photos, witness statements, suspect interviews, statements from police officers first on the scene and senior investigating officers, forensic evidence analysis reports etc. However I will give you the benefit of the doubt on that one.

But you say, "Nearly all the Police files are available".....would a jury seeing "nearly all the evidence" arrive at the right decision in court? I suspect not.

Where children are involved it is always an emotive subject so I can understand anyone wishing to issue blame to the McCanns, The McCanns may well be guilty of a lapse in judgement or some would say may be neglect however, is there evidence available which would prove, beyond all reasonable doubt, that the McCanns are guilty of murder? Some would probably say so, based on what they have read in the media, others with a more dispassionate and objective view may not.

My point in the article is to draw attention to the fact that where professional investigation is concerned emotion has no place - if the job is to be done right and without bias. The question of guilt or innocence is a matter for a court of law when presented with all the facts. That is only my opinion, but it is an opinion based on years of experience as a professional investigator.

Re: Madeleine McCann – CrimeBlogUK View

Bmandkf — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:33:02 -0000

"I have not been allowed access to any information or intelligence that has been collected by the investigators as a result of investigation and of media coverage."
You don't need to have been ALLOWED access to the info - nearly all of the police files are available on the interweb for anyone to read.

p.s. the McCann’s children were not just left unsupervised "on the night in question" but (by their own admission) night after night.

Cheers

Re: Car crash scammers take the ‘B’ roads

Jason Walker — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:12:57 -0000

Just goes to show that fraudsters operate everywhere: road, rail, sea, shops and in your home.

Use your brain and they'll never beat you!

Re: Migrant car insurance scam exposed

Insurance UK — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 02:54:25 -0000

30,000 claims in a year involve uninsured drivers, and most of them foreign registered.

Re: Four arrested in northeast car crash scam inquiry

Car Hire UK — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:35:38 -0000

Hey, its good news that Durham police have arrest the four persons after long investigation. These crimes have resulted in losses of well over £3m to those insurance companies.

Re: Police station is burgled hours after they launch anti-burglary campaign

Editor — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:25:32 -0000

Ooooo errrr that has got to be embarrassing.

Re: Thrown to the wolves for shopping a benefits scrounger: The couple betrayed by officials for doing their civic duty

Editor — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:07:27 -0000

The DWP didn't explain sufficiently to the couple the difference between being a witness and just being an informant. A witness gives a statement which the defendant will get to see, but an informant can stay anonymous.

Re: My gypsy hardman image is a big fat LIE, former fighter tells court

Editor — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 05:07:41 -0000

I tend to think Paddy is down-playing his physical prowess to the court and it sounds like his cousin caught him with a sucker punch. My experience in dealing with assaults involving 'hard men' is that the fights are not anything like a boxing match and the winner is usually the one who lands the first blow usually when the other person isn't looking or expecting it (i.e. a sucker punch).

Re: Don’t put wire on your shed windows – it might hurt burglars!

Guest — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 05:40:51 -0000

It's all politics and back covering. I don't believe for one second that any working police officer would give a monkey's chuff about a burglar getting hurt. But the police cannot be seen to give crime prevention advice that would cause injury to anyone, including burglars. Look at it this way, if the police advised people to adopt methods that could cause injury and the burglar did sue then the householder would say "the police crime prevention officer told me to do it". So then the burglar would sue the police. So reading between the lines it's a case of do what you have to protect your property but we didn't tell you to do it if it goes pear-shaped. It's sad that the law puts people in these positions.

Re: Woman attacked with meat cleaver

Editor — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 05:54:07 -0000

What an absolutely horrendous and callous assault. The man has to be out of his mind.

Re: Police raid garage ‘cannabis factory’… only to discover it’s a cosy home for guinea pigs called ‘Simon’ and ‘Kenny’

Admin — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:44:19 -0000

I reckon this helicopter infra-red surveillance is just not working out is it?

Re: Police urged to DNA test EVERY man in Bristol in hunt for killer of Joanna Yeates

Guest — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 12:01:56 -0000

Are we sure that the killer is a man (is there some evidence which suggests it is i.e. semen) or are we just surmising that women aren't capable of murder?

Re: Lockerbie Bomber to Sue Over Prison ‘neglect’

Admin — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 07:54:49 -0000

What a nerve. If a British subject had been convicted of what he had in Libya the British subject would have been executed.

Re: Government To Unveil Radical Police Reform Plans

Admin — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:37:38 -0000

One of the fears of course would be that Policing would descend in the same way as football management has with Chief Constables being sacked after a few disappointing results.

Re: Police arrest 23-year-old man on suspicion of hurling fire extinguisher

Ich243 — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:54:40 -0000

Any fool that throws a fire extinguisher from a roof has got to know that if it were to hit someone that it would kill them. On that basis I believe they should be charged with attempt murder.

Re: Three strikes and you are off benefits – but will they make it stick?

Guest — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 05:36:25 -0000

Although a significant amount of hard working people and honest benefit claimants will no doubt applaud the sentiment; I cannot see how the government can make this work. Stripping someone of benefits and throwing them deeper into poverty and possible homelessness; is that really the way forward or is it political sabre-rattling to appease the masses?

Re: PCSOs cost £156,000 per crime detected

ianharm — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:19:30 -0000

Not exactly what you would call value for money!

Re: Free the police and save billions

Admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:32:31 -0000

More evidence that bureaucracy stifles the service that the police provide.