Not in this country at least.
No history of that have we. Nope. None.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:10, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Please give me an example in the modern age of the courts in England and Wales picking a murder suspect at random.

(Richard Earl of Cambridge Cruel, Savage, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:12, Reply)

The great Murder Lottery of 2008?
Hosted by Dale Winton.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:14, Reply)

I can't find a report.

(Richard Earl of Cambridge Cruel, Savage, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:16, Reply)

I was accused of murder
because I'm black
( Peej, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:17, Reply)

To be fair, that isn't random

(Richard Earl of Cambridge Cruel, Savage, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:19, Reply)

Ok I was accused of murder
for no reason whatsoever
( Peej, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:25, Reply)

No.
It WAS because you are black.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:43, Reply)

But
I'm not black.
( Peej, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:52, Reply)

YES YOU FUCKING ARE
You Uncle Tom race-traitor BASTARD.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:55, Reply)

He's worse than Michael Jackson.

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:59, Reply)

Oh fuck
busted
( Peej, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 17:01, Reply)

Birmingham Six?

( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:26, Reply)

From what I remember there was forensic evidence against them,
the evidence was shit but it was still there.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:27, Reply)

Aye but the source of TRUTH that is wikipedia tells me...
The Court of Appeal stated about the forensic evidence that: Dr. Skuse's conclusion was wrong, and demonstrably wrong, judged even by the state of forensic science in 1974
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:31, Reply)

Still they weren't picked at random,
this argument is stupid though, wormulus is right.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:37, Reply)

much as it pains me
I agree with you and wormulus
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:44, Reply)

That's not pain you feel,
it's the knowledge that you are correct. You're just not used to it.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:47, Reply)

the strange thing is, I am used to knowing I'm correct
I think it must be the feeling of agreeing with other people.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:50, Reply)

same *dammit!*
Even Colin Stagg & Barry Bulsara (one of my favourite nutters ever) could have done what they were accused of, they were fitted up by the fackin' rozzers, innit?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 16:47, Reply)

Didn't say he was wrong :P
Was playing a wee bit of Devil's Advocate.. I mean as far as his question goes of someone getting picked at random and accused then the Bormingham Six weren't far off save for a tenous IRA link..
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 17:12, Reply)