How is that slander?sluice44 said:On the news this evening, a gentleman was cleared of murder. The jury declared the man innocent/not guilty but, afterwards, a senior policeman was quoted that, basically, the police were not actively investigating the case further.
I presume this was in the UK? Can't find a link to the story on BBC.sluice44 said:On the news this evening, a gentleman was cleared of murder. The jury declared the man innocent/not guilty but, afterwards, a senior policeman was quoted that, basically, the police were not actively investigating the case further. I've heard several policeman react in a similar vein several times in the past few years in Ireland and the UK after their suspect was declared not guilty in a court of law.
runner said:I heard these comments live, and took them to reasonably state that the book was closed on the issue. Slander where?
Ah calling them Police confused me!ClubMan said:[broken link removed]
So why did you post these details?sluice44 said:Hi Clubman,
I don't want to focus on any particular case.
On the news this evening, a gentleman was cleared of murder. The jury declared the man innocent/not guilty but, afterwards, a senior policeman was quoted that, basically, the police were not actively investigating the case further
You might feel aggrieved but I still can't see how this could ever be considered slander.If I was an individual in a similar case, I would feel aggrieved that a State official suggested the investigation was over, irrespective of what a court of law said. If I'm innocent, then surely the investigation should be re-opened or, at least, the police should 'keep an open mind'.
Is there anything you'd like to tell us, sluice44...?
Enough said. Lock him up, lads!sluice44 said:Err... I'm listening to Pink Floyd [...]?
Don't know about 'Naul', but with respect, I disagree. The Gardai are agents of the State and have very special powers (they can deprive you of your liberty etc). Most people have a relative who's a Garda but they forget their relative is 'the State' once the uniform is on.I think the Guards are within their rights to comment on the progress of a case by saying that 'they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the murder". This could mean that they think he's guilty, but can get a conviction or that they have no other leads.
Either way, someone got away with murder - just like the other case in the Naul which hasn't yet been resolved.
I'm not sure that that necessarily follows, as per ClubMan's post above. People might infer whatever they like from such a statement, but it doesn't look like slander, at least to my (untrained) eye...sluice44 said:...a court of law found a man innocent and a servant of the State disagreed publicly with the court.
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