#prosecute the police

[listen-to-the-inner-walrus]

so uh just in case you thought acab is not applicable in the uk:

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CPS declined to charge undercover police officer who deceived woman into 19-year relationship

Senior officers convened in 2013 to hear ‘unbelievably bad’ news about relationship

Prosecutors did not hear evidence from victim before deciding not to charge officer for misconduct

Woman not told true identity of man with whom she has a child until 2020, when they were engaged

Rob Evans and Aamna Mohsin, 12:00, Wednesday 27th December 2023

The Crown Prosecution Service decided not to pursue charges against an undercover police officer who deceived a woman into a 19-year relationship without even hearing evidence from the victim in the case.

The CPS, which says its fundamental role is to support victims and protect the public, was informed in 2014 that an undercover officer at Avon and Somerset police had used his undercover identity to deceive the woman, who was innocent of any crime, into a long-term relationship.

The relationship had at that point already lasted more than a decade and resulted in the couple having a child together. The CPS, after receiving a file of evidence from Avon and Somerset police, concluded in March 2015 that the undercover officer should not face criminal prosecution for misconduct in public office.

However, the file did not contain any evidence from his victim, who could not be interviewed about the case because she had not been informed about the deception. The woman, whom the Guardian is referring to as Mary to protect her identity, was not informed about the true identity of her partner until five years later, in 2020.]

(link to full article in the guardian here)

now the guardian were also kind enough to create a timeline of this cop's abhorrent behaviour:

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Timeline

Undercover officer's 19-year deception

2001

Undercover police officer begins relationship with ‘Mary’ using his fictitious identity. The couple later have a child together

2013

Avon and Somerset police hold an emergency meeting at which senior officers are told the undercover officer has been deceiving a woman for more than a decade. Representatives of the Association of Chief Police Officers attend meeting

2015

Crown Prosecution Service decides not to prosecute the officer. The Independent Police Complaints Commission, an official watchdog that has since been disbanded, is also understood to have examined the case and decided to take no action

2016

Avon and Somerset police inform the public inquiry into undercover policing, led by the retired judge Sir John Mitting, about the case

2018

The newly formed official watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, starts investigating the case

2020

Avon and Somerset police finally disclose to Mary that her partner of 19 years was an undercover officer living a double life. By that point, they are engaged to be married]

so according to the cps, "there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction" and the matter regarding mary being informed was a police matter, and both of those are very interesting things to say considering mary would not be informed of the deception for another five years. they were making choices for her without even telling her.

and thats also interesting because see in the uk, there is a law on the books that allows victims of alleged crime to ask a different cps officer to review their case if they received a decision not to prosecute.

thats the law stated as to why another review cannot happen because mary did not exercise that right.

mind you that mary was still not aware that her long time partner, who was a stepdad to one of her children and dad to another, was an undercover police officer. she would not find out for at least another five years.

so its really interesting as to how she was supposed to exercise that right.

also, mind you that the crown prosecution service was one of the six, count'em six public bodies who were aware of the deception, and at any point, they could have informed mary.

kinda feels like theyre witholding her right there, doesnt it?

i mean, former victims' commissioner vera baird believes so: "they deliberately eroded her rights by not telling her she has it. there is guidance in the cps that they should discuss complex issues with victims. but the only way you can trigger the victims’ right to review is if the cps tell her that they’ve had it and they’ve decided not to prosecute it. that is absolutely their obligation."

it is so clear that at no point did anyone have marys best interests in mind. because why would you? its not like shes the damn victim in all of this.

dont you all love how corrupt the cps and police in the uk are?

further into the article, mary's family describes the officer as "manipulative and controlling" which is unfortunately no surprise considering he was a fucking cop, and on top of that, a cop who was happy to lie to his girlfriend for 19 years.

its also made clear that theres no reason for him to lie to mary. she was not involved with whatever crimes he was investigating; in fact, she had absolutely no connections to it.

instead, he just lied to her for 19 years and several public bodies all lied for him too. because you dont grass on your friends, even when youre fully grown adults and in positions of considerable power.

oh and theres also this:

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Also at the meeting were attendees from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), the now-defunct body that represented the most senior officers in England and Wales. It was a delicate time for ACPO, which was linked to an emerging scandal involving a host of other undercover police officers who had deceived women into relationships as part of operations to monitor mostly leftwing protest groups.]

just in case you needed to be reminded that the police are a corrupt organisation and you should never trust a police officer.

#british politics #britpol #uk politics #ukpol #british police #uk police #acab #crown prosecution service #corruption #the guardian #rob evans #aamna modhin #vera baird #avon and somerset police #watchdog #dont you just adore the shitshow that is our country? #tw abuse #just in case

[sweetstarcollector]

My heart is breaking. A 13 year old rape victim was forced to give birth due to abortion bans in her state. She was playing in her yard when she was attacked, now her advice to girls is to be careful going outside. This is the reality of overturning Roe. I don’t even have the words.

#and of course the police aren’t moving forward to prosecute her rapist #my post #radical feminism #radical feminists do interact #radfem #radical feminists please touch #radblr #radical feminists do touch #radfem safe #abortion

[immaculatasknight]

Judicial farce drags on

#Canada #Ottawa #police #politics #freedom convoy #malicious prosecution #lawfare #corruption #tyranny #COVID #fraud #machinations

[unitedbydevils]

Mason Greenwood

A statement issued by Manchester United football club has declared that the investigative element of the Mason Greenwood internal enquiry is complete and a decision on his future with the club would be made very soon.

This near-pointless press release was almost immediately followed by an article from The Athletic which revealed CEO Richard Arnold has reportedly already told senior staff that Greenwood will be returning to United.

If Greenwood was getting moved on, this statement would have said that, so The Athletic's article does tally. There was also this shit phrasing midway through the document:

Manchester United has a responsibility to expect high standards of behaviour from players. While Greenwood was not tried in a court of law, he was charged by Greater Manchester Police for offences - acts for which there is related video and audio evidence.

Is it criminality if someone isn't found guilty? Perhaps not, but GMP and the CPS wouldn't casually 'nick' someone for attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm if they weren't pretty sure they had a solid case.

Scott Patterson - Republic of Mancunia - raised some of the shit opinions we've all seen floating around on social media sites.

Why the fuck should I have to support another club? I've been to matches. I watch games. I support the the mens, womens and youth sides. I watch associated content. I've bought shirts and other merch. I subscribe to MUTV...

We have all made mistakes, but some are worse than others, and the charges levelled at MG are definitely amongst the worst. MG was not tried or convicted however, so he should be allowed to get on with life, but the club shouldn't grant him the privilege of being a United player.

Yeah, the police couldn't assess video and audio footage to check it's not fake 🧐

4. She might have forgiven him, but in October 2022 Mason Greenwood was re-arrested by Greater Manchester Police for breaching his bail. The terms? Not to make contact or attempt to contact the victim. Abusers often attempt to make contact, to repent or coerce. The CPS was rightly concerned by this possibility.

To clarify, I'm not saying that did happen, because i'm not an idiot who wants a libel suit against me, but it's public knowledge that he was arrested and the terms of his bail agreement.

5. There is, and hopefully the father has matured and apologised and won't commit any of the alleged offences ever again.

6. He's a footballer who was tipped to be a generational talent. If United bin him off, other teams will 100% sign him. Also, why does he have a right to play football for a living? Is the ordinary world of work below him? Could he not be a tradesman, or work in retail, perform an office job?

There's also a bonus one: 7. Who are you to judge him? I'm a man who has never abused or assaulted a partner in my life. I've made mistakes, as have we all. Too many people are out there accusing others of being 'holier than thou' but honestly, how low is the fucking bar if attempted rape, coercion, and ABH are seen as mistakes and not major red flags?!

So, what next. Hopefully the outrage on socials - as well as criticism from journalists - will outweigh the support for Greenwood and spur some pundits and ex pros into speaking out, which will then pressure the club. Not holding out for the ex players though.

Richard Arnold - at the very very least - needs to do a press conference to answer questions about Greenwood's return. I hope he doesn't take the coward's route of just doing it and bringing the lad back. We need answers.

Beyond that, I simply want Greenwood gone (as if this post had suggested anything other than that). He can have a career, just not at United. This is a new era for us. We're representing on two fronts these days: men and women. We must be a club for all, and harbouring abusers does not make us a safe and fair club for all fans to support or players to play for.

Does this mean I didn't like CR7? Damn straight. Ryan Giggs? Correct. George Best? 3 for 3 here. Talent doesn't excuse you of bad actions, nor does money.

So fucking angry tonight. This is a colossal shitshow. I might have to stop supporting my boyhood club because we're willing to be morally bankrupt just to win a few more football matches. Fuck right off.

More important than my hurt feelings are the women who feel abandoned by the club they love. If you agree with my sentiments then please go and support the 'Female Fans against Greenwood's return' group on Twitter/X. They're taking a lot of heat and flak on social for taking a stand, but it's important that the club takes the opposition to Greenwood's return seriously, and the more support we can lend to these women the better.

#manchester united #man u #man united #man utd #manchester reds #mason greenwood #richard arnold #crown prosecution service #greater manchester police #criminal charges #case dropped

[slicedblackolives]

tbh i think you really should approach Indian law with a reference to your positionality… if you’re a savarna hindu who isn’t a public figure you truly can get away with a Lot

#they actually prosecute internet piracy in Germany can u imagine #police station cybercrime departments are. 2-3 people who have to be bribed into taking action on cp cases for context #*in INDIA.

[kdrama-movies-more]

The killer wraps the hilt in plastic so as not to leave forensic evidence. Yet takes it off when leaving the knife with the victims. Two knives were left at the scenes other than the one Gwang-sik left. The killer wore no gloves whenever we see the hands. The shaman however wore gloves when he went to Cha Ju-man's office. There were no fingerprints found in the office or any traces on the clothes etc. Shoes are different most times. But there are never shoe prints reported about.

#behind your touch #kdrama #someone sure managed to get a hold of many rose knives tho #the forensics part of this show is very poor #even if it was about the pychometric power to be the deal breaker still... #police incompetence is a separate issue but when in the end its still the police that are making the case but forensic evidence is just #all over the place and common sense is too uncommon #only option is gets a disney death otherwise the prosecution will have their career made with the greatest Korean serial killer on a rampag

[dreamofbecoming]

i ran out of formulaic objections episodes so i’m listening to the latest mark bankston interview on knowledge fight and y’all i have such a crush on this man. he’s literally there to talk about how he publicly humilated alex jones which is already a fuckable offense, but the first 15 minutes of the show are just him excitedly gushing about a) his skyrim themed vegetable garden, b) his new pet skink, and c) how much he loves his wife. boy’s lucky he’s married or i’d be on a plane to austin already

#personal #oh i forgot to mention the part where he’s currently prosecuting a lawsuit on behalf of a police shooting victim #fucking husband material

[lorillee]

i mean to be fair your legal system sucks. like so much

#the three day trials. the incredible stacking against the defense on every single level. the fact that inmates are prosecuting now #the indescribable amount of corruption thats rotted the entire core from the police to the p.i.c. to the prosecutors office to the prison #lorillee liveblogs aa5 #like. come on buddy. you know they let manfred get away with what he was doing for forty years. lets not play pretend

[stupiidgood]

Huge apocalypse red flag: when the entire world and society as we knew it has fallen to shit, you STILL wanna be a cop???

#apoc!shawn has no problems telling cops 2.0 that theyre wrong and also stupid #solving mysteries & getting justice are not mutually exclusive or even synonymous with police #🍍 i know you know (headcanon) #shawn just wants to scooby doo it shes not interested in the often hypocritical formalities of police work #now does canon shawn break absolutely reasonable things like oh idk search warrants? yeah bc its still basically copaganda #but like. usually does it becase the police are prosecuting the wrong person anyway #this became a minimeta but hey wcyd

[menalez]

Why do they read rapist and immediately think ‘this will hurt lgbt people’

on one end i can agree that the state cannot be trusted to treat such a precedent like "allow human experimentations on a certain group of people" well and honestly and transparently. and that creating such a precedent will ultimately result in minority groups being disproportionately impacted bc there is already a bias in who gets incarcerated and punished. on another end, rapists are notoriously hardly ever prosecuted so like while its a nice idea in theory to have them suffer for putting others thru often lifelong suffering, theres a good chance actual rapists still wont face consequences bc they already overwhelmingly barely even see a day in jail. and then lastly its true that sometimes homophobes will use language like "groomers" and "predators" to refer to innocent things like idk giving children basic sex ed and that sex ed including conversation about sexual orientation & safe sex in same sex relationships (bc shocker, ppl of diff sexual orientations will exist whether kids know the terms for it or not & safe sex is important for the well-being of ppl of all sexualities not just OSA people). so i kinda get their arguments ngl, i think the justice system and the prison industrial complex would have to change significantly before we can even entertain an idea as potentially dangerous as "we should allow human experimentation on this group of incarcerated peoples"

#i disagree w them acting like the feminists who suggested this somehow want lgbt ppl or black ppl to be tortured tho #theyre probably just thinking of an ideal world where the justice system is actually fair and woks and actually prosecutes actual rapists #(i say actual rapists bc there are unfortunately famous cases of men falsely accused in prison. no not bc the woman is evil n falsely #accused him either. im thinking of that one black guy who resembled another black guy who raped a white woman & was in prison for like a #decade over a crime he did not commit bc the police didnt use the rape kit or do their jobs correctly)

[my-eyes-on-the-skies]

dude i just finished watching an apollo justice playthrough and it was so???? fun???? like the whole mason system was so cool and how it tied up at the end was so satisfying

#me thoughts #apollo justice #aa #pretty neat how the original trilogy dealt with a lot of corruption from the prosecution and the police #and this focused on how the defense can be corrupt #also the focus was more on the miscarriage of justice instead of defending the innocent #which is compelling as hell!!!!!!!!!!!

[ranvwoop]

speaking of ace attorney. (These posts r sponsored by procrastinating Law Homework bc yeah i am that kind of person.) I am once again auing. I've probably said all this before but techno and phil r partner defence attornies in an aa-verse. phil is very fond of Doing A Job That You Get Paid For and techno is a bright eyed phoenix wright gonna help people archetype. he is already burnt out by the time wilbur is old enough to get a job because as he Was going to fight the system but the system does indeed have hands.

and then he decides to take up solving crimes with the aa-provided supernatural weird little girl instead. this is ranboo

#vwoop.noises #I DID ACTUALLY KNOW THINGS ABOUT LAW BEFORE GETTING INTO AA DO NOT AT ME #i actually wanted to b a stenographer :] #it does however take place in the Textual AA Universe #which means theyre Bad At Court. #it doesnt matter emduo can put on a show #niki is one of wilburs clients early on but she at some point joins the investigation team #wilbur wants to be like his dad but he doesnt rlly Get It. he also burns out very quickly but Much Much Worse #phil Got Disappeared during this time but in his reappearance he fully dislikes The System. that is important #admittedly tchno Is the moral agent at first but. but do rest assured. this all is mapped out in my brain. #also tbbo is originally a student who then becomes a forensic guy for the police. tommy is wilburs Own weird little legal aid #im undecided on who prosecutes though. q is assistant to schltt at one point before being the one to arrest him for. idk. crimes #there are so many legal crimes they are in the position to commit #dream also ends up being one of those really convoluted weird final bosses i do not know his motive yet because he is. he is a lot

[dystopianwarlord]

A podcast in LA that goes deep into the history of LASD and their gangs that will not be held accountable. The people kicked out Alex finally. Horray.

#la #los angeles #sheriffs #lasd gangs #sheriff gangs #california #a tradition of violence #sheriff accountability #prosecute killer cops #Spotify #white supremacy #end white supremacy #abolish the police

[elladastinkardiamou]

This week’s newsletter from AthensLive is out:

*   How would you feel if you saw your house burnt down for the third time? *   Prosecutor appears righteously heavy-handed in Lignadis’s case.   *   Another three refugees dead due to the Greek police?

Major wildfires burn Greece’s forests also people’s houses, as the state is unable to respond in time yet again. An elderly committed suicide as his house burnt to ashes. 

The Prosecutor appealed the court verdict and sentence for ex-National Theatre Director Lignadis, as banners with the slogan “He is a rapist” are being upheld throughout the country to protest the court’s decision to let him walk free on bail; pending appeal, his sentence 12 years imprisonment sentence. 

It is reported that three refugees have died in the hands of Greek policemen in the context of yet another pushback. In total, 50 refugees reportedly remain stranded in an Evros islet, dire need of food, water, and doctors.  

Add to these headlines and main features a lot more overview and details about a variety of aspects of Greece during the week - together with an abundance of links to further reading and to more knowledge about Greece today.

By reading the newsletter - and even better by subscribing or becoming a supporting member - you will also find a lot of links to other sources and to events and developments that you will not otherwise come across. And even if some of them are in Greek only, by using a Translator in your browser, it will be easy to read no matter how familiar you are with the Greek language.

It cannot be recommended strongly enough to read and share this week’s updates on the events and developments in Greece here:

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#Greece #AthensLive #Newsletter #Lignadis #Prosecution #Rape #Wildfire #Protection #Police #Refugees #Migrants

[woahajimes]

im actually bawling rn

#the smile has left your eyes #AM ON THE FINALE. #he thought they were siblings because this bitch told him so . and she gave him a lot of reliable info on his past so he believed her #and then he broke up with her bc they're SIBLINGS and he suffered a lot bc he couldnttell her andhad to mask it up right #and then he went to the bitch and she tried to blackmail him #and he killedher #STILL BELIEVING THAT HE WAS SIBLINGS W/ HIS EX. #AND THEN HE IS LIKE PROSECUTED RIGHT BC HE KILLED SOMEONE VERY HIHG PROFILE. #and the girl is like fukicing DEVASTATED bc she got dumped and they had a VERY SOLID REPALTIONGHIPS and like they loved eavh other alot #AND THEN. HER BROTHER (POLICE OFFICER. ADOPTED BROTHER) TELLS THE GUY (MOO YOUNG) THAT THEY ARENT SIBLINGS #AND HE REALIZES HE RIUNED HIS LIFE BECAUSE OF A LIE #when they were little they were very close friends (moo young n jin kang) and they loved each other plaotnically and such. #when moo young saw the murder of his father (who murdered his wife aka moo young's mom) he was in shock but then jin kang (younger) came i- #-n running and she accudentally dumped a kettle of boiling water on herself #but he jumped on top of her to protecte her from getting hurt #which is why his sar is like fucking ass HUGE. and hers is just on her arm. #anyways as 30 yr olds they comparae scars and think nothing of it #NAWYAY IM HURTING VERY MUCH RN OMG #THE SMILE HAS LEFT MY EYES IM GONNA SHOOT MYSEFL

[hunterrrx212]

You can Land in Jail without any Crime - This is Pakistan

Poor Criminal Justice System Of Pakistan and powerful prosecution can imprison you even without any crime. Greedy corrupt and incompetent's police officers always looking your pocket to steal money and detained you in malicious charges and False Accusations. This is pakistán everything possible.

#This is Pakistan #Detention without Crime #Criminal Justice System #CTW Police Station #powerful prosecution #False Accusations #Youtube