RIP - Hadrian’s wall tree

[Dogtrousers]

I love court sketches

 

[Baldy]

I love court sketches
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They look a bit like the sketches of Burk and Hare.

 

[Fastpedaller]

Maybe if they both get time they'll be having a good punch-up between themselves

 

[markemark]

Am I missing something or is there no actual credible defence they’re putting up? Are they denying they did it? It was an accident? Or are they planning on blaming each other? What am I missing here?

 

[T4tomo]

Am I missing something or is there no actual credible defence they’re putting up? Are they denying they did it? Or are they planning on blaming each other? What am I missing here?

read the articles..... yes they are both saying I didn't do it it was him. And each defence lawyer will say if to the jury "if you arent sure it was him the you can't find him guilty" its the trying to create to reasonable doubt defence. If they don;t blame each other then they are both likely to get convicted as acting in collusion, which is the argument of the prosecution barrister - "you planned and did it together, one of you sawed it down whilst the other filmed it."

Its hard to see them being found not guilty tbh.

 

[Animo]

Each blaming the co-accused - known as the cut-throat defence. Almost always unsuccessful.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Each blaming the co-accused - known as the cut-throat defence. Almost always unsuccessful.

They sound like a right couple of half - wits anyway.

 

[Beebo]

Each blaming the co-accused - known as the cut-throat defence. Almost always unsuccessful.

Especially as we know two people did it.
One was filming whilst the other cut it down.

 

[T4tomo]

Especially as we know two people did it.
One was filming whilst the other cut it down.

and said film was shared from one of them's phone to the other's!

when it first happened I thought it may have been someone with some simmering feud with the National trust or pissed off with people parking to visits the tree etc. as said, its appears it just a couple of halfwits who did it because they could.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Its hard to see them being found not guilty tbh

Mustn't jump to conclusions having not heard the evidence, but seems to me a likely explanation of their defence is that they think they're clever but are actually as thick as whale omelettes and have likely gone against legal advice to plead guilty for a lower sentence.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

There are sick morons and there are now sycamorons.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I read one newspaper report and one of them I don't know if it was Uncle Beardy or Billy Beetroot has been not doing himself any favours by being aggressive in court.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

There are sick morons and there are now sycamorons.

Bet the thickos didn't even get spruced up for their day in court.

 

[Webbo2]

Bet the thickos didn't even get spruced up for their day in court.

One did have a suit on. The one who said he didn’t know how to use a chain saw despite being pictured with several and being in a video using one.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

One did have a suit on. The one who said he didn’t know how to use a chain saw despite being pictured with several and being in a video using one.

How I pine for the days when people appreciated my humour, given alder effort I put into not just serving up hoary old chestnuts.