The Colston Four

[Bigga]

An emotion linked to a UK case when you’re bringing up shit that happens in the US yeah.

I take it you didn't understand the context and sarcasm, then?

Honestly...

 

[meltonblue]

On the politics side to it, that to me is a lot more down to the reaction of it, particularly by members of the Conservative party and even more worryingly the AG in that they are questioning the legal process for disingenuous purposes just because they don’t like the result. That’s the biggest concern to me about the country seemingly going down the shitter.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

So now in the UK, you can rip down a public monument because it causes you offence, spray it with paint and discard it in the drink and it's legal.

I suspect there were considerable costs picked up by Bristol Council to make good the damage to the statue area, any damage to the road leading to the water and recovery and transportation of the statue. Those costs are borne by us all

Do you pay council tax to Bristol City Council?

 

[mosssideblue]

Do you pay council tax to Bristol City Council?

I did when I lived there

 

[Fred_Quimby]

On the politics side to it, that to me is a lot more down to the reaction of it, particularly by members of the Conservative party and even more worryingly the AG in that they are questioning the legal process for disingenuous purposes just because they don’t like the result. That’s the biggest concern to me about the country seemingly going down the shitter.

The Nasty Party want to be the people to say what is right and what is wrong. They are trying to politicise the judiciary. Look at Priti’s rant in the Express this morning daring the Lords to stop her police bill that will criminalise anyone that protest.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

I did when I lived there

But not in the same billing period that it was torn down?

 

[mosssideblue]

But not in the same billing period that it was torn down?

Relevance?

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Relevance?

How can you have paid for the cleanup then?

 

[mosssideblue]

How can you have paid for the cleanup then?

Where did I say I did?
But those that are paying, do you think they all think it's a good use of their hard earned money.

 

[Vic]

Colston summing up: those legal directions in full

Below is the full text of the legal directions given to the Colston 4 jury by the Recorder of Bristol, HHJ Peter Blair QC. Unfortunately some of the formatting has been unavoidably altered, but no…

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Rather puts a dampener on the simplistic "they obviously did it so are guilty" argument. As I expect the appeal court will tell the Attorney-General.