FabSwingers.com forum: Corroboration - a victory for common sense

By *leasure dom OP Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

With the appointment of a new justice minister, there came hope that some of the church elder's more unfortunate decisions might be reversed - and so it has turned out, in respect of the proposal to remove the need for corroborative evidence in criminal prosecutions.

Despite what Thatcher proclaimed, a U-turn is not an indication of weakness, rather an acknowledgement of the need to rectify a mistake.

The U-turn in respect of corroboration is the right decision for our justice system; if only those in charge at Police Scotland and the prosecution service would understand that.

One can only conclude that their judgement is shit, m'lud.

Next U-turn required: bring the police service back under local accountability.

That dreadful man House is out of control.

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By *ola cubesMan
over a year ago

coatbridge

Maybe not a good thing no corroboration enhances he said she said as admissible or hand picking "experts" that will say what you want

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Steve House won't be in the job much longer.

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By *horstrollMan
over a year ago

Caprona

"Steve House won't be in the job much longer."

Shame really he did a good job uniting everyone together, ensuring budgets were met.

Who benefits from CC House moving on.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Steve House won't be in the job much longer.

Shame really he did a good job uniting everyone together, ensuring budgets were met.

Who benefits from CC House moving on."

Closing police offices, sending armed officers to minor incidents, tootling around on a police motorcycle when he should be working - not to mention the clampdown on saunas etc.

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By *ikerbob1957Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

Armed officers are not routinely sent out for things like domestics as they could end up getting held up for hours.

If they come across anything then they will deal with it then call in local cops to to sort it out and result the call.

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By *horstrollMan
over a year ago

Caprona

Onny what would you prefer then a system based on Europe or South America perhaps...

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Armed officers are not routinely sent out for things like domestics as they could end up getting held up for hours.

If they come across anything then they will deal with it then call in local cops to to sort it out and result the call."

Last year, Police Scotland rolled out a policy to allow firearms officers to carry handguns with them at all times while on duty rather than getting kitted up to deal with specific incidents.

It proved controversial, with photos emerging of police wearing guns in shopping centres and rural areas.

Now they've announced that officers attached to armed response vehicles will now only be used for specific incidents or if there is a threat to life.

And - as the BBC revealed - Police Scotland will review the types of holsters used to carry the handguns.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Onny what would you prefer then a system based on Europe or South America perhaps..."

I preferred it when police (and fire and rescue) were under local authority control - not central government.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Armed officers are not routinely sent out for things like domestics as they could end up getting held up for hours.

If they come across anything then they will deal with it then call in local cops to to sort it out and result the call.

Last year, Police Scotland rolled out a policy to allow firearms officers to carry handguns with them at all times while on duty rather than getting kitted up to deal with specific incidents.

It proved controversial, with photos emerging of police wearing guns in shopping centres and rural areas.

Now they've announced that officers attached to armed response vehicles will now only be used for specific incidents or if there is a threat to life.

And - as the BBC revealed - Police Scotland will review the types of holsters used to carry the handguns."

Over 17000 police officers in Scotland, 275 are armed, not all at the same time.

Never saw the point in firearm officers never carrying guns in the first place. If an incident happens they've got to return to wherever, sign out guns etc then attend. Imagine the pressure that person would then be under?

There's been over 5000 999 vehicle accidents in the last 5 years. How many firearms incidents in the same period? Zero. Should we have traffic cops taking the bus?

Media, and especially the BBC, blew this way out of proportion for the number of officers actually carrying. We go on holiday all over the world, where most carry firearms as a matter of course, we never bat an eyelid.

Just wait until an incident does happen and there's no one to attend quick enough.