Re: News International – the story continues : Thu May 17, 2012 10:58 pm  

Chris28 wrote:

Or she doesn't actually understand the charges

No I think she understands all too well.
I think there is a possibility that she is hoping to Blag her way out of it.
Surely her lawyers and the Q.C must know that the CPS wouldn't push the button on this no matter who the lead was if there wasn't the facts to back it up I mean how stupid would they look if it comes to light that it is baseless.
If she/they think Levitt would push for a charge when there was no evidence to support it just to get one over her then I suggest that IMHO she/they are delusional.
Don't get me wrong like any case no one can be certain of conviction and she may be found to be innocent but to suggest that Levitt has done this purely out of spite is beyond silly.

Re: News International – the story continues : Fri May 18, 2012 8:00 am  

Anakin Skywalker wrote:

No I think she understands all too well.
I think there is a possibility that she is hoping to Blag her way out of it.
Surely her lawyers and the Q.C must know that the CPS wouldn't push the button on this no matter who the lead was if there wasn't the facts to back it up I mean how stupid would they look if it comes to light that it is baseless.
If she/they think Levitt would push for a charge when there was no evidence to support it just to get one over her then I suggest that IMHO she/they are delusional.
Don't get me wrong like any case no one can be certain of conviction and she may be found to be innocent but to suggest that Levitt has done this purely out of spite is beyond silly.

Quite, and the threat of JR is nothing more than an attempt to deflect attention from herself. Any judge with half a brain will throw that out before it gets anywhere.

Re: News International – the story continues : Sat May 19, 2012 7:28 am  

An excellent article by Brian Cathcart for HackedOff

An excellent article by Brian Cathcart for HackedOff

Re: News International – the story continues : Sat May 19, 2012 9:49 am  

cod'ead wrote: An excellent article by Brian Cathcart for HackedOff Exactly. What I thought expressed in a much better way

cod'ead wrote: An excellent article by Brian Cathcart for HackedOff Exactly. What I thought expressed in a much better way

[Wanderer]

Re: News International – the story continues : Sat May 19, 2012 10:22 am  

Chris28 wrote:

Exactly. What I thought expressed in a much better way

Agreed. If she hasn't done anything wrong, she should expect (especially with the lawyers she can afford) to be fully vindicated.

Re: News International – the story continues : Sat May 19, 2012 10:46 am  

Wanderer wrote:

Agreed. If she hasn't done anything wrong, she should expect (especially with the lawyers she can afford) to be fully vindicated.

Which is why the fact that she hasn't got a "bring it on" attitude surprises me

Re: News International – the story continues : Sat May 19, 2012 2:31 pm  

Chris28 wrote:

Which is why the fact that she hasn't got a "bring it on" attitude surprises me

Unless she has a decent clue what the outcome is likely to be and is trying to cover other bases incase she happens to be found guilty.

Re: News International – the story continues : Sat May 19, 2012 2:40 pm  

Anakin Skywalker wrote:

Unless she has a decent clue what the outcome is likely to be and is trying to cover other bases incase she happens to be found guilty.

I reckon she'll take many politicians and coppers with her, she's odious but she's not alone, most of this happened under a Labout government remember, messrs Blair and Brown may not sleep well for many months (likewise Cameron, Clegg, Cable etc etc)

Re: News International – the story continues : Sat May 19, 2012 2:47 pm  

Standee wrote:

I reckon she'll take many politicians and coppers with her, she's odious but she's not alone, most of this happened under a Labout government remember, messrs Blair and Brown may not sleep well for many months (likewise Cameron, Clegg, Cable etc etc)

And it started back in the 1980s, as plenty of the evidence has shown.

Re: News International – the story continues : Sat May 19, 2012 3:39 pm  

Mintball wrote:

And it started back in the 1980s, as plenty of the evidence has shown.

no doubt about it, probably pre Thatcheri'd imagine.

absolute power and all that

it goes to show that not once since the second world war (if not before) has a single politician or newspaper editor put the truth before personal gain.