Man charged with Keith Blakelock murder...

[Jonone]

"We have also concluded that no further action should be taken against five other individuals suspected of taking part in the death of PC Blakelock as there is insufficient evidence to warrant a prosecution." - Alison Saunders CPS

"In 2003, Scotland Yard reopened the murder investigation after a review indicated there were possible new lines of inquiry and in 2010 14 men were arrested in connection with his death and the attempted murder of his colleague PC Richard Coombes"

Look at the numbers Max, if you take Nicholas Jacobs out of the equation and assuming the additional five were among the 14 men arrested in 2010, that still leaves eight people who in your world are almost guilty by virtue of the fact they were arrested.

Unless the evidence is irrefutable, they might ... might get a manslaughter conviction.

[Jonone]

Last time I looked the Criminal Justice System wasn't working on a 'buy one get one free' basis.

[cockneygeezer2009]

"Do you have any idea just how carefully the Police and the CPS have to tip-toe around issues like this, especially if it involves charging black people, in the wake of the fallout from the Stephen Lawrence issue"?

You what????? You seem confused.

It was the police's failure to go after the white racist murderers at the time which led to the Stephen Lawrence inquiry.

The police/CPS have no problem arresting and charging anyone regardless of race. The police's actions in the Stephen Lawrence case meant they tip toed around charging racists thugs at the time.

[one eyed jack]

I went to school with that nutter Nicky Jacobs. We were in the same class. He started a fight with me the first week of starting secondary school

To say he was seriously unhinged can be found in his background history but yet I would like to see those guilty of the crime go down for it.

I'm just curious. Nicky (if he is guilty of this) did this crime around when he was 16/17 what evidence would that have now that they wouldnt have had back then? He has always been a violent person

I just hope theyre not pinning this on a bad rep because if this goes the way of Winston Silcott being found innocent the shit is going to kick off big time and the police will seriously lose face if they are seen to be framing someone to just get closure which is exactly what this will look like if he gets off this.

Lets not forget that people are still raw about Mark Duggan being shot. In fact people are still raw about the recent riots. While Nick has no real fans this will just create an environment of paranoia that is already unstable as it is

When people start seeing the police force in their own area as another rival gang you should have cause to worry

I was shocked by the savagery of PC Blakelocks murder and so are a lot of people who lived in Tottenham at the time and I would like to see justice for the man. Its long overdue

[one eyed jack]

I still remember clearly the night it kicked off. It was a Sunday evening and was the overspill from the police turning up at Cynthia Jaretts home where she collapsed and died from a heart attack.

Floyd Jarett can still be seen at Campaign 4 Justice rallies and the mans heart still burns hard over that day. I filmed him last year letting out a volley of defiance at 10 Downing Street

[one eyed jack]

"Do you have any idea just how carefully the Police and the CPS have to tip-toe around issues like this, especially if it involves charging black people, in the wake of the fallout from the Stephen Lawrence issue"?



No I think more like its the recent shooting of Mark Duggan. Youve got tot look at things in North and South when it comes to London

Stephens Lawrence lived in a notoriously raccist area and black people know what comes with living in certian areas like tht

But if anyone gets shot in any community there is a strange tension and paranoia in the air and that was the perfect pitch for a riot to brew as it did the day after...Thats my observation of course

[randyandy]

one eyed jack wrote:

> No I think more like its the recent shooting of Mark Duggan.


Still confuses me how someone being shot can become an excuse for torching a furniture store, nicking bottles of water etc. and beating a kid up for what he had in his bag...

With regards to why now and how on the other thread new evidence and new techniques could explain it and so could the guys violence coming back to haunt him. It may even be a deal by someone to get off something, I guess until it goes to court we won't know (and as we've seen in some cases may not know the full story even then).

I agree though because of how things are I am almost certain the reason will be as watertight as it can be.

[Essex Lad]

randyandy wrote:

> one eyed jack wrote:
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> > No I think more like its the recent shooting of Mark Duggan.
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> Still confuses me how someone being shot can become an excuse
> for torching a furniture store, nicking bottles of water etc.
> and beating a kid up for what he had in his bag...
>
Because as I said to Johnson, D they don't riot because they are somehow deprived, they riot and loot because they are bad people.

[max_tranmere]

I remember Winston Silcott became a buddie and mentor to local kids following his release from jail for the other murder which he DID commit. They must be very short of good role models if they are using someone like that to mentor the local kids.

[max_tranmere]

"Look at the numbers Max, if you take Nicholas Jacobs out of the equation and assuming the additional five were among the 14 men arrested in 2010, that still leaves eight people who in your world are almost guilty by virtue of the fact they were arrested."

This new guy has been CHARGED with the crime, not just arrested and questioned. To go from nicking him to charging him would unlikely happen unless they thought it very likely he did it and that it is very likely they'll get a conviction. As I said earlier they have to tip-toe around issues like this, the whole area could go up in flames again. Come to think of it, maybe the locals are planning to do that. They will probably get a new sports centre, ice skating rink and velodrome built for them if they do, so rioting would be beneficial.