Comments on: Mark Duggan: what the law says

By: Blue Eyes

Blue Eyes — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:54:08 +0000

The people are petty, not the crimes. Well spotted.

By: Blue Eyes

Blue Eyes — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:52:44 +0000

EK, I find myself asking once again: did you actually read the post? Or are you now my sub-editor?

By: Electro-Kevin

Electro-Kevin — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:34:27 +0000

Then why talk about Duggan at all ?

By: StevenL

StevenL — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:16:30 +0000

“Petty criminals”? Ha! Arson is a mandatory life sentence. Most arsonists can’t do it and end a nervous wreck in a secure ward.

By: Blue Eyes

Blue Eyes — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:30:32 +0000

Is “good faith” not just another way of saying “honestly-held belief”?

By: Blue Eyes

Blue Eyes — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:29:51 +0000

Absolutely.

EK this is not about one particular “community” having the upper hand. It is about petty criminals from all over the place spotting a temporary weakness and rushing through a gap in the defences.

By: Blue Eyes

Blue Eyes — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:27:18 +0000

WPJ, you are – of course – completely right.

By: watchpeoplejump

watchpeoplejump — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:19:17 +0000

whatever the rights and wrongs of the case, it doesn’t really seem like even the ‘rioters’ are claiming this as the basis of their ‘protest’. it doesn’t seem like they are claiming anything at all. apart from that it is unfair that they don’t have big screen TVs when some people do. very depressing.

By: JuliaM

JuliaM — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:55:02 +0000

They’ ve no power, none whatsoever, so long as we all stand firm.

By: Electro-Kevin

Electro-Kevin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:38:29 +0000

Will the outcome satisfy the black ‘community’ ?

That’s the question. They seem to be the ones with the power at the moment.