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Thread #164531   Message #3938682
Posted By: Steve Shaw
21-Jul-18 - 05:32 PM
Thread Name: BS: Cliff hanger ; damage , and damages
Subject: RE: BS: Cliff hanger ; damage , and damages
Spot on, pfr.

"guilty of something for which the courts believe there is no evidence"

That is not the finding of the court. Our justice system has to look at balance of probabilities and reasonable doubt. No judge worth his/her salt is going to declare that there was "no evidence" in a case that has been taken that far. Insufficient evidence, unreliable evidence, evidence to the contrary, sure. The trouble with both Nigel and Iains is that they are right-wing Tory anti-BBC Daily Mailites. The rest of us can take a more nuanced view, that there was an investigation that needed to be made but it was badly botched by both the police and the BBC. I think Sir Cliff can count himself lucky, both in this matter and in life in general. Frankly, I don't want to hear any more from him.