PC Harwood has been found not guilty of manslaughter, even though he is responsible for the death of an innocient bystander Ian Tomlinson on 01st April 2009. Harwood attacked Tomlinson while Tomlinson was strolling away with hands in his pockets. Harwood is known to have had 10 raised incidents during his carreer when he showed excessive violence. Yet he still walks away clear. I can't see how such a verdict has happened. He must be guilty of something, his actions led to the death of Tomlinson. Could this be another case of the judicial system protecting its own even when it knows its own are rotten? When someone is attacked from behind, and they have not shown any form of aggression or provocation how can the assailant be allowed to walk away free? To what extent can British justice ever redeem itself after such an event? In a barrel of apples all it takes is one bad one and the rest turn.
This man should not be allowed to ever work in any law enforcing role,
or one of authority. The disbelief pushes me to the point of speechlessness. Especially in considering had Harwood's actions been taken by another citizen who was not wearing a Police uniform then would the outcome of been the same? Hell no. Not in a hundred years.
This now leaves it up to the family of Tomlinson to decide whether to take Harwood through the civil court process. Even to use the phrase of Health and Safety, because under such law Harwood again becomes personally liable for what he did. In full reality this is what he should be accepting, full personal responsibility. Instead listening to the news a character sketch is drawn of Harwood, he is a man who tends to see red. Who has an aggressive streak and can not help himself. Yet because someone can not help themselves it doesn't mean they be allowed to walk away from their actions with no punitive justice. In this high profile case there indeed has been none.
A fund should be started up by the relatives of Tomlinson. A war chest to which the public can donate monies so further legal action and prosecution can take place. This has now become an event of the people versus the judiciary. Harwood can not be allowed to get away with murder.
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Monday, 16 July 2012
11 Days to the Olympics
Well it's only 11 days to the Olympics kicks off for real. Like it's actually happening here in London. What the rest of the world don't know is the farcical nature of the whole thing. The 9.3 billion pounds spent on an event which barely any real Londoner can view in person. Yet will be expected to carry on paying for the Olympic legacy over many years to come. We all know London should not of won the event, lets face it 9.3 billion pounds could of been spent on something a hell of a lot more beneficial for the entire country. For example half a dozen top quality hospitals spread up and down and all over the UK. Hospitals with new standards and additional finance to support them. Hospitals which would help take the country into the standard of NHS care it should have but will actually not have as it is continuously eroded by the present government. 9.3 billion pounds could of paid quite a bit towards a lot of surgery as well.
In the mean time it has come out in the wash the main security firm G4S is not up to the job. This company employs the cheapest labour it can to make the most profit it can. The security contract it has taken out is worth half a billion pounds. Yet it pays minimum pay to it's officers. I heard on the radio how a regular contractor to the Olympic venue walked through security with no problems, not just because he was a regular but because it seemed they didn't care two hoots about doing their job. Young men in their late teens were larking about, they wore the uniforms but they didn't know or understand the full duties of their job. The consequences, this is serious, very serious. Theresa May looks like an idiot. The government had a report on the capabilities of G4S about ten months ago. It stressed concerns they were not up to the job. And they definitely are not. Nobody wants to consider what may happen at the event, nobody wants to consider the inevitable question which MI5 must be thinking about. Has something already happened? I think back to when the IRA bombed the conservative conference hotel some twenty plus years ago.
The road network in London will be gridlocked. This is an inevitable event, there is not a single Londoner who does not know and believe this will happen. The Olympic lanes are ordinary roads in a city which is close to maximum capacity. The fear of not having Olympic lanes is that athletes would not be able to get to events. Well I got news for you, this little topic will raise it's ugly head during the event and some emergency travel arrangements will have to be put into place. Even if it means using a helicopter to ferry them from one place to another. It makes me wonder if the rest of the world knows the concerns Londoners have, whether they are privvy to the same radio shows, discussions or news items in papers as we see and read here. Traffic is likely to be blocked up for hours and I am taking a guess but some events could even be postponed. Then again I'm a pessimist on this matter. But as the saying goes, hope for the best and plan for the worst. I recon some worse planning scenarios need to be thought about pretty quickly.
In the mean time it has come out in the wash the main security firm G4S is not up to the job. This company employs the cheapest labour it can to make the most profit it can. The security contract it has taken out is worth half a billion pounds. Yet it pays minimum pay to it's officers. I heard on the radio how a regular contractor to the Olympic venue walked through security with no problems, not just because he was a regular but because it seemed they didn't care two hoots about doing their job. Young men in their late teens were larking about, they wore the uniforms but they didn't know or understand the full duties of their job. The consequences, this is serious, very serious. Theresa May looks like an idiot. The government had a report on the capabilities of G4S about ten months ago. It stressed concerns they were not up to the job. And they definitely are not. Nobody wants to consider what may happen at the event, nobody wants to consider the inevitable question which MI5 must be thinking about. Has something already happened? I think back to when the IRA bombed the conservative conference hotel some twenty plus years ago.
The road network in London will be gridlocked. This is an inevitable event, there is not a single Londoner who does not know and believe this will happen. The Olympic lanes are ordinary roads in a city which is close to maximum capacity. The fear of not having Olympic lanes is that athletes would not be able to get to events. Well I got news for you, this little topic will raise it's ugly head during the event and some emergency travel arrangements will have to be put into place. Even if it means using a helicopter to ferry them from one place to another. It makes me wonder if the rest of the world knows the concerns Londoners have, whether they are privvy to the same radio shows, discussions or news items in papers as we see and read here. Traffic is likely to be blocked up for hours and I am taking a guess but some events could even be postponed. Then again I'm a pessimist on this matter. But as the saying goes, hope for the best and plan for the worst. I recon some worse planning scenarios need to be thought about pretty quickly.
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