Give them an inch they'll take a mile

IronGiant

Yet again, the confusion between European countries and the European Union.

Sonic67 was referring to other European countries (we are in Europe) and you bring the EU into it.

Sonic67

I'm not arguing with you, but I feel there is a difference between an old offence suddenly coming to light (which I assume is the case with Ralph Clarke?) and the NI case which I assume has been known about for decades?  Note my assumptions, if I'm wrong please put me right

rancidpunk

I feel rather sorry for today's drone operators. Forty years from now they will be being dragged into the courts if it ever turns out, decades ago, they once fired a missile at what was an unarmed terrorist.

To be fair the link quotes both the EU and Europe. You could use either as we are fairly unique.

Statute of limitations - Wikipedia

Sonic67

It was actually pointing out the folly of using a straw man response. I keep forgetting I need to be completely literal in this place.

IronGiant

Silly you, must be the man flu

rancidpunk

See my post above. Rasczak is not the one using straw man arguments in avoiding a question that has been posed twice.

Sonic67

Well it looks like that's the case.

101-year-old Ralph Clarke guilty of child sex offences - BBC News

"the defendant was arrested after two of his victims walked into a police station in August last year"

IronGiant

"Unlike other European countries, the United Kingdom has no statute of limitations for serious sexual crimes."

That will also explain the Ralph Clarke case then.

UK law is very complicated

Sonic67

So what's your view? You ask, you must have one.

Sonic67

Former soldiers face prosecution over alleged 1972 murder of IRA man

"The case was referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Northern Ireland Barra McGrory QC by Northern Ireland's attorney general John Larkin QC in March 2014 and has been under review since then."

Who are they? Well John needs to make his mind up.

Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJohn_Larkin_(Northern_Ireland)

"On 20 November 2013 he recommended eliminating prosecutions, inquests or inquiries into events which preceded the Good Friday Agreement of 1997. Certain politicians and policemen accused him of attempting to violate the international law.[3][4][5]"

So Barra McGrory QC Who's that?

Barra McGrory 'should resign' as DPP, says DUP - BBC News

"The DUP's Paul Givan said Barra McGrory's credibility had been called into question.

He attacked the "failure" to publish a review of a decision not to prosecute Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams for allegedly withholding information on his brother.

Liam Adams was convicted of raping and abusing his daughter, Áine.

Mr McGrory had asked the Attorney General, John Larkin, for a review of the decision not to prosecute Mr Adams."

Barra McGrory, Sinn Fein and the IRA: Jamie Bryson | Longkesh Inside Out

When you sit in the dock of the Court of the Queen (which of course bears no symbols of the Crown lest it offend the IRA) there are two things that are certain. You will have been charged by the PSNI (who are now accountable to a policing board which contains convicted IRA terrorists) and you will be being prosecuted by the Public Prosecution Service (which is headed up by the former solicitor of choice for the IRA, Barra McGrory QC).

Before becoming DPP, McGrory was solicitor for IRA members seeking ‘letters of comfort’

"Before becoming DPP, McGrory was solicitor for IRA members seeking ‘letters of comfort’"

Anyone think there might be a little less than impartiality here?