Also, I'm not sure how else you think it would have come to light in the case of Harwood?
It's not like there were a raft of police witnesses with any real understanding of what happened, and since he was a shit, he was hardly going to turn himself in, was he?

There are cunts in the police, and the police has at times been insititutionally cunty. Doesn't mean they always are, or that they automatically are being in this case.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 16:14, 1 reply, 11 years ago)

I know it doens't mean they always are cunty
but you should expect to be able to hold the police to a higher standard as it's their job to not be cunty and when they are cunty, they all cover each others backs and that does huge damage to society's relationship with the police.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 16:18, Reply)

surely it should be everybody's job not to be cunty?
if there were no cunts, we wouldn't need police at all.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 16:21, Reply)

Now who is being unrealistically idealist?

(Bazongaloid, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 16:21, Reply)

agreed
but this is an inquest, not the police. it's a fucking big step from saying "the police in the past have been cunty and covered each other's backs" to "the crown and the justice system are instituationally corrupt" just because a verdict doesn't sit well with you.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 16:36, Reply)

The crown and justice system aren't institutionally corrupt, but you can certainly feel
that the police could be with some justification.

If this was simply another sad case when the die happen to fall with the police then this wouldn't be the touchpaper it is likely to turn into, but the police have never been properly held to account and you can see how it is really starting to wrankle with people.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 16:43, Reply)