Originally Posted by
Lennon's Lip
Out of court payoffs will always attract attention and be questioned. Innocence and guilt thus will be assumed by different onlookers.
And that's why claims (malicious or otherwise) should be brought to the courts of justice, where a jury will weigh up the evidence presented.
By avoiding scrutiny in the courts the rich and powerful can get away with murder (literally).
Equally, justice is trampled on and bye-passed when a "malicious" claimant is rewarded with a nice, hefty payoff. Their testimony and lies are not heard and deliberated on by the courts.
And on that note, I will now leave this thread and subject to others.
I have given my tuppence worth and I'd much rather focus on our beloved Hibees.