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

[Pickman's model]

I would speculate that you knew very well from the context that my admonition referred to specific speculation, and not to speculation in general.

yes, i knew it referred to speculation about the matter in hand. but no one's shown any real inclination to say it was alex salmond in the stationery cupboard with an intern or other similar imaginary things.

 

[redcogs]

i'd wager that speculation is alive and kicking the length and breadth of Alba, including the more remote islands.

 

[1%er]

What no "he's guilty" posts, people here must be fans of his, the usual Urban75 response to a politico being arrested would be hang him, bang him up!

I guess the Robert Muller investigation is more far reaching than I thought lock him up.

Will he be the first Scottish politician to fall foul of the "me too" campaign?

 

[redcogs]

Speculation reigns, It certainly does in our humble abode.

 

[DotCommunist]

this whole salmond thing has made me vaguely aware of a galloway supporter/salmond stanner/wings type axis.

As I'm thinking on it assangeism is another link here.

 

[Pickman's model]

What no "he's guilty" posts, people here must be fans of his, the usual Urban75 response to a politico being arrested would be hang him, bang him up!

I guess the Robert Muller investigation is more far reaching than I thought lock him up.

Will he be the first Scottish politician to fall foul of the "me too" campaign?

the usual hang hims and bang him ups don't actually have anything to do with a belief in a politician's guilt or otherwise but an antipathy to politicians. now salmond's no longer an mp the demand for his blood has abated somewhat

 

[redcogs]

It wouldnt be speculation to recognise that the SNP is rent top to bottom by this matter and that this will have an impact of significance upon the next general election. Labour in Scotland will be keeping an eye on developments?

 

[Pickman's model]

It wouldnt be speculation to recognise that the SNP is rent top to bottom by this matter and that this will have an impact of significance upon the next general election. Labour in Scotland will be keeping an eye on developments?

labour in scotland will be keeping an eye on developments

 

[danny la rouge]

labour in scotland will be keeping an eye on developments

As will Sturgeon.

There is speculation that this may affect her announcement on the timing of an indyref2.

What does Alex Salmond’s arrest mean for the SNP and a second Scottish independence vote? — New Statesman

 

[1%er]

the usual hang hims and bang him ups don't actually have anything to do with a belief in a politician's guilt or otherwise but an antipathy to politicians. now salmond's no longer an mp the demand for his blood has abated somewhat

Interesting, it would seem you are saying that when someone is no longer a politician the antipathy towards them wanes, how long before I start seeing posts about Thatcher claiming "she wasn't really that bad"

Salmond and his ilk are just a bunch of Nationalists whose main political policy was thrown out by the people of Scotland and now all they are doing is fucking up the country for future generations. Just another bunch of opportunist cunts

 

[Pickman's model]

Interesting, it would seem you are saying that when someone is no longer a politician the antipathy towards them wanes, how long before I start seeing posts about Thatcher claiming "she wasn't really that bad"

Salmond and his ilk are just a bunch of Nationalists whose main political policy was thrown out by the people of Scotland and now all they are doing is fucking up the country for future generations. Just another bunch of opportunist cunts

i'm not saying it's waned as a general thing, i'm saying that in this case it may have done. of course people may turn up calling for his head later on and prove me wrong

 

[redsquirrel]

It wouldnt be speculation to recognise that the SNP is rent top to bottom by this matter and that this will have an impact of significance upon the next general election. Labour in Scotland will be keeping an eye on developments?

Yes it's already affecting the SNP. This is in the background to some of the criticism Sturgeon is getting with the party about the her position on the UK leaving the EU.

 

[Sasaferrato]

Speculation reigns, It certainly does in our humble abode.

Ours too. I suspect that Mrs Sas's comments are not permissible on this forum.

 

[geminisnake]

labour in scotland will be keeping an eye on developments

Labour in Scotland are pretty much screwed from what I see but I live in the NE rather than central belt, Labour never did get a proper grip up here. Leonard makes Johann look good ffs

 

[redcogs]

Scottish politics is needing a reboot which will install a new kernel on the hard drive which has a strong bias towards a vibrant social class perspective.

 

[Wilf]

Gee, what can be said about this, other than the point we reach on similar threads:

1. It's important to believe victims and accusers, unless there is compelling evidence to think otherwise.
2. That doesn't mean he's automatically guilty or indeed that there should be a bias towards thinking him guilty.
3. Hope he gets a fair trial - and I hope his accusers get a fair crack.
4. Criminal trials have a different threshold for proving guilt than either civil cases (or indeed just the issue of whether somebody did something).
5. Without getting into the specifics of his case, there's almost no point in saying anything beyond this kind of generalisation.

I've almost certainly won the Unnecessary Post of The Day Award with that. Would there be a cash prize...

 

[weepiper]

The press are all camped out outside the Sheriff Court right now.

 

[weepiper]

 

[a_chap]

Laurence Kennedy: a man who does not know the difference between "infer" and "imply"

 

[Pickman's model]

Laurence Kennedy: a man who does not know the difference between "infer" and "imply"

don't imagine he knows a great deal about the law either

 

[Spymaster]

Charged with 2 attempted rapes and multiple sexual assaults. Fucking hell.

 

[danny la rouge]

Charged with 2 attempted rapes and multiple sexual assaults. Fucking hell.

Fucking hell indeed.

Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape

 

[editor]

Fucking hell indeed.

Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape

Indeed:

Mr Salmond was accused of two charges of attempted rape, nine of sexual assault, two of indecent assault and one breach of the peace.

 

[andysays]

Fucking hell indeed.

Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape

Two attempted rapes and multiple sexual assaults, apparently...

 

[danny la rouge]

Two attempted rapes and multiple sexual assaults, apparently...

Yes: that text just appears automatically when you copy the BBC’s URL (on this phone).

 

[pogofish]

Will he be the first Scottish politician to fall foul of the "me too" campaign?

I take it you missed the others last year then..?

 

[HoratioCuthbert]

Fuck.

Not going near any Indy groups online today, I can already imagine the comments. Blood pressure won’t stand it.

 

[Fedayn]

And lo and behold the loons are already claiming he is not guilty and it is all a fit up and all his accusers are liars or Murdoch plants.... Vile, vile excuses for human beings.

 

[weepiper]

, frankly.

 

[weepiper]

And lo and behold the loons are already claiming he is not guilty and it is all a fit up and all his accusers are liars or Murdoch plants.... Vile, vile excuses for human beings.

Some people learnt nothing from the Tommy debacle.