I read that Sam Kerr was found not guilty of using whiteness as a racial slur.
An interesting one.
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I read that Sam Kerr was found not guilty of using whiteness as a racial slur.
An interesting one.
When she was addressing the officer I wondered why it was necessary to refer to him as being white, and still do wonder what the point of it was.
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I wasn't too up to date on it but a look at the BBC reporting looks to me like her lawyers played a blinder, she's clearly said something racist in the heat of the moment when possibly pished, but it's been spun as her having a go about white privilege and fearing for her life and the jury bought it
I wonder the outcome of an identical scenario but with the races flipped.
:agree: And we wonder why most decent minded people in the UK has had enough of this two tier bull 💩Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul1642
If any one of us had done that with the races flipped we’d be facing some serious charges and rightly so.
You’ve got to ask how she’s managed to get away with it :confused:
Seemingly the officer said nothing at the time and no complaint was made until later, still a strange thing to say and as has been said, I wonder what would happen if the word black was used.
It’s bizarre. Her mother is white too.
She has said something out of order in the heat of the moment, it happens, she should have been punished for it.
Her lawyer has played a blinder with the only strategy really open to them. Still surprised a jury went for it mind you.
There should never have been a charge, imho this has been tacked on at a later stage for whatever reason, and trust me the comments were absolutely minor compared with what your average Saturday night drunk yells. Deal with the criminal damage to the taxi then move on.
This result sets a terrible precedent in which the far right will scream two tier justice.
Not sure it sets a great precedent. Certainly low hanging fruit for white victimhood.
Your first sentence makes you sound like Tommy Robinson.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scottie
Crown Court …pretty high legal precedent that can be referenced in future similar casesQuote:
Originally Posted by 500miles
Sensible post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Berwickhibby
You can bet that that some right wing nutter will draw equivalence in court, it will be rejected, and we'll never hear the end of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Berwickhibby
All the worst people you know will be raging at this decision.
Tis a bit of a generalisation. Should all drunks who make a mess of a taxi and refuse to do anything about it just get away with it?Quote:
Originally Posted by SHODAN
I agree with the ex police officer posting here that much worse things said to Police are routinely ignored as it's sadly part of the job and it probably never should have got this far but Kerr and her partner hardly seem like innocent angels in all of this.
Throwing in the white privilege thing just adds fuel to it. But hey, it helped get her in the clear so she won't mind.
Hopefully the Crown Prosecution Service appeal this verdict, the fall out could be horrendous. She has not denied making the remarks, plus it is recorded on the officers bodycam.
After eventually agreeing to pay the taxi driver the cost of the damage to his cab, the matter should have been dealt as a civil matter/debt with no criminal charges being brought imho
Opening a real can of worms
Nice to agree with you for a change and in the case The Police have done everything right and been let down by the Judicial SystemQuote:
Originally Posted by Berwickhibby
Might have missed it but is there any reason known why the policeman spoken to took a year to declare that he'd been upset by the comments made to him? :dunno:Quote:
Originally Posted by wookie70
He was asked by the CPS to expand on his initial statement which he wrote on the night. Not an uncommon practice in both prosecution and defence statements.Quote:
Originally Posted by lapsedhibee
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Originally Posted by Berwickhibby
And your post makes you sound like Kier Starmer. No doubt you’ll be the first to bitch when you’re freedom of speech is taken away from you :faf:Quote:
Originally Posted by babahibs
Ok StephenQuote:
Originally Posted by Scottie