Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
No difference whatsoever not enough evidence is no evidence.
Now you're just being silly.
No difference whatsoever not enough evidence is no evidence.
For argument's sake, let's say the Police have video evidence of this person when he is in a gang that are having a go at opposition supporters. Might not throw a punch but might be goading some of his more dim witted colleagues to be violent. If it happened once then I would be surprised if that evidence is used but if he is regularly making appearances in those situations then surely that points towards his character. If the defence try to paint him as a fine upstanding member of society then the prosecution can rebut that with evidence to the contrary.
Another point is whether the evidence was used to get him convicted or if it was used when determining sentence?
Now you're just being silly.
Flip side Drew is what if he was watching or passing by or waiting for a bus? I get that he probably wasn't but if they don't have the evidence to charge him, then they don't have evidence and that should be end of it. If he was say a Burglar you wouldn't be able to say he was seen near this house when it was robbed would you? They had the evidence of the pint throwing and the drugs so why add that?
Happens every time Albion lads get an FBO and wind up in the Argus. Faceless and gutless. Happy to vent on here but would have a panic attack before they could say in person what they have managed to type. It has been the same story on here for years.....On each occasion I have offered the opportunity for anyone willing to get in touch to share their views in person. I have known Steve for years so I suppose the same offer stands now. So far none have taken up the offer. Funny that.
Not commenting on this case as don't really know what if anything the bloke has been in court for but I did jury duty once. The defendant was clearly guilty of something and the police had a lot of evidence but not, in our opinion, the vital piece that would mean we could find him guilty. So I suppose there may as well have been no evidence but there was plenty in reality, just not enough for a guilty verdict for what the defendant was accused of.
In my opinion the prosecution should have chased a lesser charge which they had evidence for but the law is so nuanced.
Do you know that the evidence was used to convict him for throwing the drink and being in possession of the crack cocaine? I doubt it because the video evidence was surely enough for the throwing the drink and the search was enough to prove he had crack cocaine. As I suggested, I don't know but suspect that the evidence that he seems to have a propensity to be in the 'vicinity' of disorder was presented as part of the sentencing aspect of the case.
You are wrong about the evidence as well. They may have evidence but which is not enough to secure a prosecution (remember beyond reasonable doubt is the criteria) but that doesn't equate to having no evidence.
I just had a scary moment, imagining a jury made up of NSCs finest
Drew's main point seemed to be that I was anti Police It is true I do not know the exact details of this case. However, FSF has many examples of the police banning people for association rather than actions at clubs across the country. I don't think this can be described as justice. If you throw a pint over someone I don't think you can expect anything other than a ban. However, I don't think it is right than accusations of being in the vicinity of trouble or knowing people who cause it is right. There are a lot of cases of that happening previously and by the looks of things in this case. If you cannot prove it you shouldn't be saying it in court and it certainly wouldn't admissible in a fraud case or some such would it?
It'd be a Brexit binfest before you could utter "all rise".
I'll meet him for a drink. The beers are on me.
I don’t agree with your stance on the case in question , but how on earth was there no likelihood of conviction in your sons case ?? A joke !!
No it wasn't. You are just being silly now.
As for the hearsay, read [MENTION=14365]Thunder Bolt[/MENTION]'s post. Bottom line is the court can ask for comments. If one of his neighbours popped in to say 'he's a lovely boy and always pops round to see how we are and offers to shop for my mum' and his boss says 'he's a hard worker but has ben off work with depression' he would probably have had his ST upgraded to West Upper. If he had no reliable character witnesses (apart from his drinking buds who say he's a top boy) and yet pcs 49, 50 and 51 have validated notes that record 'he was part of X Y and Z crowd in which A B and C happened, although we thought he wasn't worth charging at the time' then this can be taken into account. And, for the final time, FFS, he was NOT banned for 'association'. Au contraire, he got the tariff, and was not let off with a slap on the wrist because he failed to make a cogent case for himself (this being self evident, based on the outcome).
I suspect that both in my son's case and the present one there are things we don't know about that determined the outcome. In my son's case I suspect the OB let the yob run riot a bit longer so they could do him for something really serious - a strategy much less likely to happen today as we have become more risk averse. In the present case, we won't know until somone posts some facts, and its all to easy to gob off about it on one 'side' or another (mea culpa in that regard, albeit with a modicum of my usual restraint I hope ). All the best.
i bet .the poor.sod who he did something "really serious" to was over the moon with that strategy
Two points. Drew called me anti police. Not the worst insult ever but he still did. I have managed to get over it. Second one is I never said he was banned for association. He was banned for chucking a pint at someone mostly and having drugs. But it was used to paint the guy in a worse light and presumably increase his ban as a result? It wouldn't be for any other criminal case so why for football related ones? Its not fact in a court of law at least if it cannot be used to gain a conviction. It may well be true but it cannot be proved beyond reasonable doubt because if it could they would've charged and convicted him.
I'd like to believe that our criminal justice system should be fair and this in my opinion and clearly a few others isn't.
No. Sentence moved up or down (a bit) based on what good or bad can be said about the accused. I have experienced this having been in court last year where a fine could have ranged from around £50 to £1500. Whatever police say must have documentation. That would be set against the positive testamonials, about which (in the present case) we know nothing. Maybe there were some. In the case I know about, the defendant was polite, co-operative, contrite and unknown to the OB, so got the gentlest of fines. Still got a 12 month driving ban, though (not me I hasten to add). Bang to rights, but not subjected to the highest voltage of torture. Looks like the OB went the other way in the present case.
I believe that the criminal justice system is what it is. People don't vote for fairness unless this means 'treat me leniently when I get caught'. In all other cases people vote for 'hang any ******* who does me wrong!'. Meanwhile the laws are curated by those trained to do so. Who better? Bottom line, best not chuck beer over someone then toddle off to the footy with powders in your pocket unless you feel confident you can blag your way out of it. If you can, good luck to you. If not, especially if you have been a bit of an OB mocker and an extra in police videos passim, be more careful in future, no? None of this is the end of the world, is it?