But I thought they were bombers? Kenneth Waller
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: London Bombing update > > > > It does seem that congratulations on excellent Police work > > were a bit > > > ahead of time. I was rather suspicious that such strong leads were > > > being so obviously invesigated - the word "scapegoat" leapt > > unbidden > > > into my head. With the forensic equivalent of day-glo > > signage it is > > > less suprising. The hard part is now to find the real > > perpetrators of > > > this crime, rather than the poor, deluded teenagers that > > are criminals > > > and victims at the same time. > > > > > > mike > > > > Your entire statement is without meaning, mike. > > > > Where, other than your head, does "scapegoat" come from? > > > > You ought to bear in mind that the police here have been dealing with > terrorism for over 35 years. In the 70s and 80s they didn't have a > particularly good record of arresting the right people. Bombings were often > followed by swift arrests and imprisonments, and 20+ years later the people > jailed were released because they were innocent, while the guilty went on to > bigger things. > > It was all too easy and convenient for the police to arrest anyone with an > Irish accent and fit them up. Mike wasn't the only person who was > immediately suspicious of a quick result in this case. > > Nowadays, however, people are well aware of what used to happen, and we > don't want to see it happen again. So when they put someone away for it, we > want to be damn sure that it's the right person. > > Anybody interested in how not to deal with terrorists would be well advised > to look at the history of how we dealt with Irish terrorism here, and learn > from our mistakes, as we have done. Believe me, we tried it all and it > didn't work: imprisonment without trial, secret hit squads, torture, secret > deals, secret trials with no juries, kidnapping, framing, faked confessions, > you name it. > > Bob >
