Truscott Acquitted

[danmand]

The action on the Enfield is smooth.

Likewise my ...... , no, better leave a few surprises.

 

[lookingforitallthetime]

Actaully he WAS sentenced "to hang by the neck until you are dead" but that later was reduced to life imprisonment.

Because of the death sentence at the age of 14, his case likely garnered much more attention which created the outcry which, in turn, eventually resulted in this week's decision.

I realize that. I mentioned it only because Lancs and I have opposing views on Capital Punishment.

I was prodding my English friend in an effort to prove my point. Alas, he didn't take the bait.

 

[LancsLad]

I realize that. I mentioned it only because Lancs and I have opposing views on Capital Punishment.

I was prodding my English friend in an effort to prove my point. Alas, he didn't take the bait.

Annoyingly unpredictable I am.

I try and stay off the butter cookies. It addles the brain.


.Big grin but already one smilie.

 

[lookingforitallthetime]

Annoyingly unpredictable I am.

I try and stay off the butter cookies. It addles the brain.


.Big grin but already one smilie.

Due to a momentary lapse of political correctness on another thread, I'm forced to ignore any butter cookie references.

 

[Rockslinger]

I'd would HATE to ever have to put my faith in a bunch of cops who have an IQ of about 95.

I think the main reason why the acquittal took so so long is because they had to wait until all the original police investigators and prosecutors were dead so as not to embarrass them. Better that an innocent man wither in prison than embarrass the people who wrongly put him there.

 

[Bud Plug]

I think the main reason why the acquittal took so so long is because they had to wait until all the original police investigators and prosecutors were dead so as not to embarrass them. Better that an innocent man wither in prison than embarrass the people who wrongly put him there.

One, he wasn't withering in prison. He served 10 years in prison before parole. He was out of prison by 1969.

Two, the main reason the acquittal took so long was that the science used to convict him was still considered to be correct until about 10 years ago. Even given the inconsistent statements of witnesses which may have been suppressed by the police, without the turnaround on the stomach contents analysis Truscott's conviction would still be in place.

While I would agree that police and prosecutors may be generally motivated in the way you suggest, I don't think these motivations have much to do with the Truscott case.