Tomlinson Death - Police Apologise Agter 4 Yrs

[Peter Pedant]

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Newspaper reports that the Tomlinson case would be settled with a private npayment seems justified.

Inquest jury found that the death was unlawful

Jury trial of a policeman for manslaughter ended in acquittal.

This was a case marked by early lying by the authorities,
and then a video of Iam tomlinson's being pushed turned up by an America tourist.

Family comment - this is just about as far as we will get....

Another Victory for British Justice - huh

[Sqad]

Sir Prize

\\\\So he did kill Ian Tomlinson. The earlier aquittal was a wrong decision. Harwood should face re-trial.\\\

A very good point.

My opinion would be that an astute deference barrister would show that, despite prosecution expert witnesses, that the blow was not incisive in the death of Ian Tomlinson.

Just my opinion...and i am not an expert.

[sir.prize]

What chance is there of justice in the UK?

Soon after Ian Tomlinson's death, a detective inspector incorrectly briefed a pathologist that Tomlinson had fallen in front of a police van. An excuse, a reason, or just a get out for the police. Unfortunately for the DI, an American tourist took a video of the whole incident.

Simon Harwood is a thug - as proven by him subsequently being thrown out of the force.

[Peter Pedant]

BBC news
I had rather wondered what the other policemen were doing and what statements they had made pre and post video

and three had come forward and said they had seen one of their own whack him.

(but not an awful lot was done until the video was publicised
released first and then given to the Authorities who said that doing it that way round had compromised any inquiries)

[Peter Pedant]

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It is worth remembering with the death of Drummer Rigby, when the Police arrive one shouts: get them out of here: they all have video !

so some lessons HAVE been learnt