Two men charged with assaulting police officers after the Manchester Airport brawl

Oreo

Wyllow3

...they would automatically decide on the basis of culture not evidence. Don't you see how borderline racist that is?

Of course it isn’t, in some cultures some violent actions would be deemed as either necessary and even desirable.

Including hitting back at police who are arresting them and failing to go quietly.
Which is what happened at the airport.They had already attacked a man earlier for failing to show ‘respect’ on the plane and were pumped up and ready for more aggression when approached by the police.

Agreed Allsorts it’s beyond bizzare.

Wyllow3

...they would automatically decide on the basis of culture not evidence. Don't you see how borderline racist that is?

Of course it isn’t, in some cultures some violent actions would be deemed as either necessary and even desirable.

I find the verdict weirdly unbelievable. Needs investigating.

I think there would have been a mixture on the jury including those of the same culture as the two brothers.

...they would automatically decide on the basis of culture not evidence. Don't you see how borderline racist that is?

Both brothers were caught on camera repeatedly punching different officers.

Oreo

I would have trial after trial until the jury had watched every moment of the violence of those men and had been told by the judge that they cannot go against evidence because they don’t like the police or they share the same religion or culture of those thugs.Otherwise they will be in contempt of court.

By that logic, juries would let white Christians go free if they had some white Christians on it. 🙄
It's actually very offensive imo to assume that if some of the jury happened to have the same cultural background as the accused.

Anyway, it’s of no practical use to complain, it’s done now but is a sign of our times that juries don’t see much wrong in punching the police.

Oreo

It does show it actually as I have seen it.

Post a link.

Oreo

Especially since it was caught on camera.

It wasn't.

Oreo

Casdon

There is a certain irony in a group of Gransnetters failing to reach a consensus on this, given the discussion is about two juries failing to reach a consensus on this.

Only if twaddle was a juror😄
I think most people would be very unhappy that one of these violent men has walked free with no charges.

How dare you? I know the law. The evidence wan't clear that he was guilty.

It does show it actually as I have seen it.

Especially since it was caught on camera.

If you watch the video, it's obvious that the younger brother (the one in blue) was the one who threw the most punches, including punching the two female police officers. He has been found guilty.

It is less clear what the older brother did. He was at a machine (a ticket machine?) and was approached by the police, who touched him. There had already been an altercation of some sort in Costa (?), which is why he was approached by the police. Tensions were high. The "evidence" does not show the older brother punching a police officer, which is why the jury (quite rightly) couldn't decide he was guilty.

Casdon

There is a certain irony in a group of Gransnetters failing to reach a consensus on this, given the discussion is about two juries failing to reach a consensus on this.

Only if twaddle was a juror😄
I think most people would be very unhappy that one of these violent men has walked free with no charges.

There is a certain irony in a group of Gransnetters failing to reach a consensus on this, given the discussion is about two juries failing to reach a consensus on this.

I have one or two ideas Primrose 😉

What has Farage done now?
I read he was being investigated for interfering in some way.

FriedGreenTomatoes2

The defence solicitor is the same solicitor that is defending Nicola Sturgeon

But if useless information on a Friday night

How could these thugs who attacked the Police afford expensive representation??

I wondered that FGT.

It’s outrageous FGT2 but that’s what things have come to, another part of broken Britain.

Watch the relevant video.

Calm down yourself.
I have watched it and both brothers were violent thugs.

Oreo

But the other brother has got off scot free.

So?

He wasn't found guilty.

But the other brother has got off scot free.