Alex Salmond accused (and then cleared) of sexual misconduct.

[JimW]

I originally posted to point out a major problem of the Scottish system of justice, not to speculate on matters on which my opinion has no effect. There seems to be a claque of people just interested in gossiping about matters on which there is no real debating point.

As opposed to your legal views, where the procurator fiscal gets right on it.
Again, you have it backwards. Your indifference to rape culture is an active part of fostering the atmosphere in which it persists.

 

[weepiper]

A monothought claque

 

[danny la rouge]

He wants you to debate but he’s not interested in your opinion.

 

[Border Reiver]

As opposed to your legal views, where the procurator fiscal gets right on it.
Again, you have it backwards. Your indifference to rape culture is an active part of fostering the atmosphere in which it persists.

Your assumption is incorrect. I am arguing for Scottish law to be changed to make convictions for he said/she said actions much much easier. But your desire to gossip and play politics is messing with your comprehension. Keep on Binding the real debate if it rocks your boat.

What do you think about Scottish law in such matters? Or do you not bother about important matters?

 

[JimW]

What do you think about Scottish law in such matters?

I think it is likely to change for the better when the public upswell of disgust at behaviour like Salmond's is addressed head on rather than sidetracked into technicalities. That is the task of legislators taking their prompt from that public opinion. Or are you expecting to be consulted on the clause by clause details rather than the intent and tenor of the law?

 

[danny la rouge]

Anyone with any kind of working knowledge of Scots Law calls it Scots Law, not Scottish law. So I wouldn’t draw any conclusions from BR’s pedantry. The consultation will be worthless.

 

[Border Reiver]

Anyone with any kind of working knowledge of Scots Law calls it Scots Law, not Scottish law. So I wouldn’t draw any conclusions from BR’s pedantry. The consultation will be worthless.

Ignorant ill-educated gobshite.

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[danny la rouge]

Ignorant ill-educated gobshite.

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You’re allowed to insult and swear, though. Good, good.

 

[Border Reiver]

I think it is likely to change for the better when the public upswell of disgust at behaviour like Salmond's is addressed head on rather than sidetracked into technicalities. That is the task of legislators taking their prompt from that public opinion. Or are you expecting to be consulted on the clause by clause details rather than the intent and tenor of the law?

There is no current "public upswell of disgust". There is a long term investigation into how majority verdicts and two strands of evidence can make such cases more open to justice. It is complex as it strikes at the very roots of the Scottish jury system and rules of evidence.

You seem unconcerned about this issue which made the Salmond case impossible to convict

You’re allowed to insult and swear, though. Good, good.

As you are free to post your ignorant and incorrect misinformation.

 

[butchersapron]

Aren't bosses great.

 

[weepiper]

Just ignore the prick and let him talk to himself, he's just an attention sponge.

 

[Wilf]

Just ignore the prick and let him talk to himself, he's just an attention sponge.

Yeah, you're probably right. Sometimes, I just can't help but prod away at some twat like this, particularly if it's a twat who hides behind legalities and formalities to avoid the herd of elephants in the room (in the room, overflowing the room, the same herd of elephants that crop up in every case of power, politics and sexual violence). It's interesting seeing that rather than abandon the legalities and talk about the realities of sexual violence, characters like this 'reiver' go straight to childish abuse. But yeah, you're right, best ignored.

 

[steeplejack]

He was always an obvious troll/ shit-stirrer.

The ignore function is very useful for this reason.