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Topic History of: So do we think Steven Wright did it or was fitted up?
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In The Know |
Good post, Al
There will always be instances where, with the police under pressure to produce a "result", the temptation to tamper with the evidence (which only they hold at this point in time) will be strong. |
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zooloo |
Al wrote:
...dodgy policing is nothing new.
"Two men broke into Edglingham Vicarage. The vicar, the Reverend Matthew Buckle and his daughter Georgina were shot and wounded. Police arrested two local poachers, Peter Murphy and Michael Brannagan. They were jailed for life, although it was later proven that the crime was carried out by two other men |
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Al |
I remember when the West Midlands serious crime squad was disbanded because of deep rooted corruption. So, dodgy policing is nothing new. I've no idea whether Steven Wright is guilty or not. It seems likely but if I'd been on the jury I think would have had reasonable doubt. I wonder if the police bothered to look into all the other clients of these girls and whether any of them had DNA connections.
Regarding evidence being kept in the same room and open to contamination, I do recall that Roy Whiting was convicted mainly on a single strand of his alleged victim's hair, and that his jumper and her hair brush were kept side by side in unsealed bags in the evidence room. Sloppy, at the very least. But who would dare to question his conviction, despite the girl's brother's eye witness description not matching either Whiting or his van, and the tyre marks and oil being a different type from his at the place where the body was found. But he'd lied about his whereabouts and had a previous conviction, and had been remarkably named by the judge prior to the trial, so he had to be guilty.
There are several high profile cases which do raise serious questions. I doubt than many will be challenged, however, because people want to believe that the system is reliable, and it's assumed that the sacrifice of a few innocent people is worth maintaining that belief. |
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JK2006 |
Yes and you see I would never have considered this in the last century but if someone were to tell me that a police officer smeared blood on the relevant pieces of clothing I would not be surprised.
Nobody has dared to suggest the "particle" was planted in Barry George's pocket but these days I would find that not only possible but likely.
Gene Hunt may not be alive and well but the ethos is thriving and has been adapted to get convictions AND - A GOOD STORY! |
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In The Know |
zooloo wrote:
Traces of blood from two people murdered on one jacket would seem unusual.
UNLESS they kept all the forensic exhibits in one room (which is most likely where the Barry George firearm "particle" was picked up from). |
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