Gerry Conlon Dies !

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-27955555

I post this only to commemorate an innocent chap treated appallingly.

RIP Gerry.

[mikey4444]

Svejk...a good point about shoveling body parts into bags but I would expect the Police to behave with complete honesty, integrity and probity throughout, traits sadly lacking in all of these miscarriages of justice. They behaved appallingly but none were convicted after the miscarriage of justice was brought out into the open. Is it any wonder that we have lost all faith in our constabulary ?

[anotheoldgit]

mikey4444

/// As you are just spoiling for a fight, I won't be wasting anymore time debating this subject with you, on such a lovely Sunday morning. ///

If having a different opinion to yours or even questioning something that no one but the accused can really know the answer, then yes I am spoiling for a fight.

Pity you can't waste any more of your seemingly valuable time debating this subject with me, regardless of the weather, but then if you feel in such a way why bother even coming on AB to post, unless of course you only wish to debate with those who agree with you.

Enjoy the sunny weather, but I should don darker glasses than those rose tinted ones you generally wear.

[anotheoldgit]

mikey4444

/// Is it any wonder that we have lost all faith in our constabulary ? ///

WE???????? Please don't speak for others.

[ummmm]

Are you saying you think they are guilty, AOG?

[naomi24]

I have my doubts - but it's interesting that Mikey and Ummmm, both Irish Catholics (or descendants) I believe, think he was entirely innocent.

[anotheoldgit]

ummmm

/// Are you saying you think they are guilty, AOG? ///

I am not saying either way, they stood trial before a judge and jury and they were found guilty.

I and I suspect others were not in attendance at that trial, so as to come to a personal decision, just because another inquiry found that there had been a miscarriage of justice doesn't also prove anything, who really knows?

[ummmm]

They withheld evidence. They withheld a confession. They wanted people charged to calm the public.

[mikey4444]

Naomi...I believe that Conlon, et al are innocent because all the evidence points that way. Being Irish and an ex-Catholic just makes me more interested in the cases in the first place and does not sway my perusal of the evidence whatsoever

Interesting debate going in News under "death penalty or 25 years"

[naomi24]

ColinandJess, thanks for the invitation, but I can't - I don't know you.

[mikey4444]

It seems that you can take a horse to water but you can't make it drink on here this morning ! Black will no doubt be proved to be white at any moment.

[naomi24]

Mikey, thanks, I saw that, but I'm away from home and my internet connection here is so very slow and I can't get into the links so I'm not entirely sure what's being discussed. I'll look when I'm home tomorrow night.

[mikey4444]

Have a nice weekend naomi ! Its beautiful here in South Wales...a bit too hot for me if I am honest.

[naomi24]

Thanks Mikey. :o)

[ummmm]

Me being Irish has nothing to do with it.

[naomi24]

No, I don't suppose it does. It just struck me as a coincidence, that's all.

[anotheoldgit]

mikey4444

/// Black will no doubt be proved to be white at any moment. ///

Why do you find the need to bring 'colour' into it?

[ummmm]

Oh for heavens sake!!!!

[glasman]

So those people who think they were guilty should also believe that Aunt Annie and her 14 and 17 year old sons had their 'bomb factory' in full production in their house.