Tommy Elphick talking about his ordeal front page of Argus

[GoldWithFalmer]

You know what? Normally on here I'd attempt to add a few salient points to a debate where I feel someone really has got the wrong end of the stick, whether through (understandable) lack of knowledge or just because they have a problem with the police for whatever reason.

But there are SO many points being made on this thread that are so badly wrong, I just can't be bothered to go through them all. It's driving me nuts just reading it. Is there really nobody on here actually able to grasp why arrests might only just have been made, for example??

Perhaps the alleged victim has decided to prosecute only now,or come forward?
As i understand and i am no expert,the arrest is made on reasonable on more than just circumstantial and as such,going to court although innocent until proved guilty,suffi cent evidence is at hand to see the case through in court?

Like i say i know little about law,but to me it's not looking good for the accused,especially as one player has been removed from suspicion etc.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

You realy are a propper bellend, try reading this thred we are Not angry they printed the names, we are angry about a full page picture of the amex, and 3 pictures of the brighton badge on the front page . As allready stated if this was a supermarket employee would the argus have put a half page picture of asda and three asda logos on the front page

I think there's only one bellend on this thread and that's Captain ShitSpeller yourself. Your argument (like your vocab) is similar to that of a 5 year old simple child.

Footballers are in the public eye, that's why they're on the front page. Is that too hard to work out? The death of Steve Jobs was on the front page of newspapers because he was in the public eye. The death of my Grandfather wasn't on the front page because no one knew who he was. Get it thicky?

 

[Garage_Doors]

You know what? Normally on here I'd attempt to add a few salient points to a debate where I feel someone really has got the wrong end of the stick, whether through (understandable) lack of knowledge or just because they have a problem with the police for whatever reason.

But there are SO many points being made on this thread that are so badly wrong, I just can't be bothered to go through them all. It's driving me nuts just reading it. Is there really nobody on here actually able to grasp why arrests might only just have been made, for example??

For once i would suggest this would be a very good time to bother.
I and a lot of people on here i would guess do not have a clue why arrests might only just have been made, Not a clue, please give us the benefit of knowledge of these matters.

 

[swindonseagull]

You know what? Normally on here I'd attempt to add a few salient points to a debate where I feel someone really has got the wrong end of the stick, whether through (understandable) lack of knowledge or just because they have a problem with the police for whatever reason.

But there are SO many points being made on this thread that are so badly wrong, I just can't be bothered to go through them all. It's driving me nuts just reading it. Is there really nobody on here actually able to grasp why arrests might only just have been made, for example??

Please explain from a police point of view constable...

 

[Turkey]

You know what? Normally on here I'd attempt to add a few salient points to a debate where I feel someone really has got the wrong end of the stick, whether through (understandable) lack of knowledge or just because they have a problem with the police for whatever reason.

But there are SO many points being made on this thread that are so badly wrong, I just can't be bothered to go through them all. It's driving me nuts just reading it. Is there really nobody on here actually able to grasp why arrests might only just have been made, for example??

I know nothing about how it works I'm afraid.

I'm guessing it's because they don't want to give you an opportunity to remove files from your PC/Phone?

Although it does all seem a little OTT, to someone with no knowledge of how such things work, when surely just asking TE for an interview down at the station to determine his whereabouts would have sufficed.

 

[Billy the Fish]

For anybody who is surprised at the way the OB have treated Tommy Elphick, you shouldn't be as this is all standard practice. Everyone I know who has been arrested has the same story.

The idea is to make you as uncomfortable as possible, this means nicking you at an intentionally shit time, pushing you around, being really rude and asking leading questions or trying to trick you into saying stuff in the interview. At the end of the day they'e OB trying to arrest you, they're not going to tell you jokes and be all pally.

What they're doing in this situation is trying to get as much information as possible so even if it was just one person who actually did something everyone named as being there gets taken in and questioned, this is a perfect example of why you say nothing if you get nicked because by talking you're doing their job for them (unless the complaint really is total nonsence of course, then you just tell the truth )


*edit* PS, would really like Edna to explain how this has taken 6 months for arrests to be made as I'm genuinely interested and can't remotely work out how

 

[black & white seagull]

I have wracked my brains for reasons as to why the alleged crime was reported at the time, and yet the men concerned were only identified recently. The only reason I can think of is that the woman concerned wasn't able to identify them until now. I would be extremely interested to know what the other possibilities might be.

 

[Boys 9d]

I'm interested in knowing how the Scene Of Crime was inspected without the Hotel Management knowing?

 

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[ofco8]

So Tommy's mouth was swabbed and hair taken. Now the police have admitted he is innocent of all crimes will his DNA be destroyed?
Dream on!!!

 

[One4the.road]

Rumors circulating how they were allegedly caught . Will wait for official news

 

[Bozza]

If people will continue to speculate about the case, NSC wil be closed until such time as the case is concluded.

This is your last warning of that.