How to get away with manslaughter...

[RhynoCZ]

Nationality is not a race. I only used that to prove my point.
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[Pjay]

[grr666]

Pissed up punch up gets well out of hand, involves foreigner. Because foreigner is the one who came off worse, media all up
in arms about Brexit/Racism. Wouldn't have even been reported on if the scummy Englishman was the one on the floor.
Certainly not by the Guardian, which by the way rarely has me reading past the first sentence or two of any article as
the mouth full of sick and overwhelming feeling of disappointment is usually enough to stop me right there.
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[Pete.]

[RhynoCZ]

So you say, if English manslaughter another English in the same matter, and the court would rule the perpetrator was not guilty, then the News wouldn't even mention it?

Also, you do not read what I say. But, I think it does not matter anyway.
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[Lord Percy]

The UK has 64 million people. There are violent crimes involving alcohol all the time. Much worse things happen too, but it never hits the national news.

Last year a dead body was found in a bin near where I lived, burnt to a crisp. It didn't make national news because it was local and gang related - a 'Brits on Brits' crime.

So yes, it's not usually picked up in the news... unless there's a nice and easy hysterial undertone to be sold, depending on what the current vogue is. Right now the vogue is 'Brexit' and 'racism', so stories like the one you posted are easy pickings.

[Pete.]

[Rogerborg]

[dydey90]

[Baggyman]

I am with the decorator on this one.

Looks like a biased report that was then picked up from a wire service and lazily copied by other "sources". Not corroboration.

I will bet cash money that is not the version of events the Defence were selling.

The Defence version seems to be the one the jury bought.

No mention of any criticism of their verdict by the judge

No squeals of protest or promises to appeal the verdict by the prosecution

It appears all involved in the court accepted it.

I would expect complaints to follow about the reporting
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[Jewlio Rides Again LLB]

Does seem strange that a fatal use of a weapon in a street with plenty opportunity to escape has resulted in not guilty.
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[Baggyman]

[Rogerborg]

[Jewlio Rides Again LLB]

Hoping the full transcripts are released. Though I doubt it.
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[Baggyman]

[kernow24]

I fail to see the issue.

people get found not guilty of murder / manslaughter / other crimes every day, why is this case any different?

seems to me the CPS overstretched to try to get a manslaughter verdict when maybe a GBH or wounding with intent charge would have been better, and maybe would have succeeded.

[Rogerborg]

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