August 19, 2005

Sarge, I forgot the DVD!

I suspect when most lawyers familiar with defending those charged with criminal offences saw this,

"The BBC has also learned the shooting was not captured on Stockwell Tube's CCTV because police officers had removed the cameras' disks for their investigation into the suicide bomb suspects who boarded the train at the same station the previous day."
a wry smile would appear with a concurrent or marginally consecutive “ well why does that not surprise me?”

The police were almost always able produce CCTV evidence to ensure a conviction-no complaints there- but when you asked for any exculpatory video evidence- “sorry sir, the camera was not working”; “it was pointing in the wrong direction”, or “there was no video tape or DVD disc in the machine”.

But we have the right to believe things were different at Stockwell tube station where, the previous day the suicide bomb suspects started their journey. And, not surprisingly, the Stockwell area was the centre of considerable police activity. The idea that the recording machines were left without recording media is incredible.

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At 19 August, 2005 11:54, Anonymous Anonymous said...

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At 20 August, 2005 12:24, Blogger Garry Nixon said...

Imsallata is described at Pig Sty Avenue.

 
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