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Topic History of: Quietly slipped out - no charges
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hedda wrote:
surely an understatment: "I feel very bitter - I'm totally innocent."
slimy words from the CPS " but have concluded that there would be insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction"
In other words : despite the claimant now withdrawing their allegation, the CPS' only interest was a conviction, innocent or guilty.
Every day and the more I read (having had my interest sparked through an arrest in France of a friend) I find the European Inquisitorial system holds greater fairness as the real investigation is removed from the partisan police and prosecutors.
"Withdrew her statement"
What a cheek. Having been a witness in court to things before i've often felt like withdrawing my statement too, but have always refrained because it is sort of like having to say "I was lying" or "I made it" (which i'd never do).
Once the police are involved are you not compelled to go if you are told to, is the decision not taken out your hands? (ok, you can choose not to show up, but thats technically seen as an offence too). But then so is lying to the police...
I think the "withdrawing of a statement" is a sign of guilt in this case, I can understand it in other cases, but here the complaint sounded so petty (I can't remember what it was? Was it not that she said he tried to kiss her?), that I think if she had just been some kind of 'saint' and thats why she was withdrawing the accusation, she wouldn't have made the accusation at all.
Or maybe shes finally just realised her accusation was over something so small and so long ago that, despite what the likes of Mark Williams-Thomas say, she probably shouldn't have made it in the first place (even if true)...? |
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hedda |
surely an understatment: "I feel very bitter - I'm totally innocent."
slimy words from the CPS " but have concluded that there would be insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction"
In other words : despite the claimant now withdrawing their allegation, the CPS' only interest was a conviction, innocent or guilty.
Every day and the more I read (having had my interest sparked through an arrest in France of a friend) I find the European Inquisitorial system holds greater fairness as the real investigation is removed from the partisan police and prosecutors. |
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