12-01-2022, 04:21 AM
I love reading the twists and turns in these discussions
My late brother was a police officer for 20 years before going over to the dark side and becoming a barrister. This was during a time of entrenched prejudice and bigotry as well as imported ethnic conflicts, the turmoil of post-war immigration, the sexual revolution, student protest movements, the Cold War and anti-war and anti-capital punishment demonstrations.
Throughout his career as a police officer and as a barrister, my brother always maintained that material evidence was the key to obtaining a conviction, or avoiding one. Gut feelings, intuition, prejudices, opinions and speculation almost invariably led police astray and obscured or missed evidence.
My late brother was a police officer for 20 years before going over to the dark side and becoming a barrister. This was during a time of entrenched prejudice and bigotry as well as imported ethnic conflicts, the turmoil of post-war immigration, the sexual revolution, student protest movements, the Cold War and anti-war and anti-capital punishment demonstrations.
Throughout his career as a police officer and as a barrister, my brother always maintained that material evidence was the key to obtaining a conviction, or avoiding one. Gut feelings, intuition, prejudices, opinions and speculation almost invariably led police astray and obscured or missed evidence.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?” Oddball

