Appealing
Hi,
The appeal is done and dusted. Still find things a bit strange to be honest.
If say Keran had been on holiday in the Bahamas at the time of the alleged offence say, and the first legal team didn’t mention it and she got convicted you don’t it seems have the right to mention it.
They (the Crown Persecution Service) still make out that Keran was alone, she wasn’t.
The CPS say it was a thorough investigation - it wasn’t. They NEVER interviewed anyone from the previous incidents OR the children at the last incident.
The experts still use the word ‘whizzing’ as Maeve was described by Keran in the baby walker - but Keran has NEVER really been asked by the ‘Experts’ what she meant….they assumed and that equals they mad an ass-u-me.
The WHOLE CPS case is based on an unproven theory and they are still allowed to use it.
They still believe in the immaculate assault, i.e. you can shake a child of Maeves weight and throw them down and NOT leave a mark, pick up a 10kg bag of spuds and tell me that you wouldn’t have to grip fairly hard. Bit like Susanne Holdsworths incredibly strong wooden Bannister’s that can take a 60mph impact and stay intact. Apparently the MOD are going to make the next ’snatch’ Landrovers out of the same wood. Incredible/
But one thing did come out of the appeal, I love people watching and whilst some of the CPS experts probably aren’t ‘people’ as such, it was very interesting to watch and listen.
Heres a few observations.
One the CPS experts had to constantly check over to their colleagues…it was like ‘am I saying it right’.
Also sneering (like children) when the defence experts spook oh and of course lots of headshaking…
Mind you thats when they weren’t sat using their Blackberries or indeed their laptops in court… how rude!
Anyway the other thing they all seemed to need more water intake than the defence experts, I know I could be accused of bias, but it was open for all to see and not just little old biased me! Could it be…dry, nervous, throats…take ’stop acting as if you know what your saying is gospel’ pills.
Talking of Gospel, not one of the Prosecution experts swore on a Holy Book…so help them God.
Interesting….they must not like the competition?
Anyway thats just a few…
Mind you one did say he had been doing his job for 16 years and he had never seen it before (I think he was referring to Prof Jim Morris’s theory on infection). I have been in Police uniform in my life for nearly 20years…Theres lots I have never seen or dealt with - just cos you haven’t seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen Doc!
Mind you the scariest thing I saw was it would appear that Risdon may have two followers - them seemed to like looking across or gossiping with him. Risdon won’t be around much longer of course as time is against him (and the rest of us of course) but the thought there are new inflexible types following on is scary.
I have to apologise to the 10 Jurors who found Keran guilty to. As I had never had to sit through the CPS’s er…talks, shall we call them. Anyway, if that was used by the security services it would be considered torture. I left the room at one point as it was going on and on and on. I had looked out the window and seen a Dinosaur, then an Ice Age, then another Dinosaur that before my eyes turned into a mammal….
Sorry I am going on now…but I can see how it wears you down.
The other issue I have with that is they slagged off the last witness we had a Prof Leestma (I hope that the correct spelling - apologies its late) about 3 times, so I went off to the loo checked some text messages came back after 10-15 minutes and they were still slagging him off. He only has 47 years experience….
hmmmmm
Anyway we now have to wait….there are 2, possibly 3 more cases up before the panel over the next few weeks or so. Quite rightly they want to get the bigger picture on SBS. It just means we have to wait…luckily we are used to that.
It was sad that the appeal fell on Maeve’s anniversary that can’t have been easy for the family.
Thank you all for your support and cards, texts etc. Say a little pray for those without their loved ones around them.
Just before I sign off, I had to go to a Millionaires Banquet on Friday night that the Scouts had prepared with the help of District and our local leader team (you all know who you are).
The Scouts have to cook and shop for, set the table etc etc. So I got home from court, got changed and was pretty much straight to the Scout Hut where I was treated to Tomato Soup, home made of course, Pasta with Bacon and more Tomatoes and for dessert a sponge cake (again home made and without tomatoes)…I am still in one piece and I have to say it was lovely!
But one of the things the young people had to do was to make conversation. So they asked the other guests around the table ‘how was your week’ (and that sort of thing) and then of course it was my turn ‘how was your week’….
How indeed, bless em all, you had to be there.
Iain
p.s.
I was down at Runnymede the other day, doing a Recce for a possible Scout trip to the RAF Memorial and the surrounding area. It has been a long week, but when you look at all the names engraved on the panels. It makes you feel quite humble and what do we have to worry about. They fought above Northern Europe to make sure the rest of us could sit and blog! Maybe not blog…
But the three statues that are part of the memorial (which I hadn’t realised the symbolic nature of before) are
Courage - Justice - Victory
I just hope that gets echoed soon (although the first two will do - there are no victories, just pain)
P.P.S
Sue - the ceiling is full of stars, and theres one atop the whole structure.
Our friends that are like stars and are still here, contrary to what some thought they may achieve…