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Old 24th Dec 2016, 08:48
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Heathrow Harry
 
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"Is it just? - only if/when the jury reaches a verdict will we know if justice has been done.
Is it fair? - No.

You might not like the first answer, but the problem is the only people who know exactly what happened during this incident are the people who were there, or the people who investigated it. Rest assured, if you are not in those two groups, you will not know the full story."

I agree

I'm uneasy about any prospecution for anything so long after the event - I've served on juries and I've also first hand knowledge of how witness's see totally different things when interviewed 30 minutes after an event. After 40 years...

On the other hand some things need to be investigated and/or prosecuted however old - Eichmann, Saville...............

At the end of the day we have to put our trust in the law otherwise we have no compass at all. I suspect it will be very hard to get a conviction in this case unless they have a confession - but that doesn't mean it shouldn't go ahead....
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