Cambridge case hoax phone call

bazster

Pranky has blogged, and it stinks:

http://parking-prankster.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/cambridge-case-hoax-phone-call.html

Careful what you say folks, I'm sure MSE will not appreciate a libel case and we know what happened to the last person to libel a barrister on here!

peter_the_piper

Thanks to Prankster as well for highlighting this.

The_Deep

The CPS acted properly in my opinion in not going forward, it is, after all my tax money which they are using. There are far more deserving matters on which to spend our taxes than a grubby little parking row, especially if the defendant has very deep pockets.

peter_the_piper

I must slightly disagree in that it should have been looked at on merit. The phone call was on the lines of "Perverting the course of Justice" and its immaterial that it was only a parking company. Anyone trying to prevent justice should be stamped on hard.

The_Deep

Anyone trying to prevent justice should be stamped on hard.

But there just is not the money, Chris Huhne and Vickie Pryce were prosecuted to the limit of the law for good reason, but what about the hundreds of thousands of others who swap points.

peter_the_piper

Are there hundreds of thousands caught each year?
This was a company, associated with the claiment, who lied to a court member to change things to suit his client. Beit a PPC or international financier makes no difference (in my eye's)
They spend thousands on persueing a burglar, catch him and give him a slap on the wrist or community service ,maybe they should not bother chasing burglars.

The_Deep

Are there hundreds of thousands caught each year?

I very much doubt it, that is not what I said.

This was a company, associated with the claiment, who lied to a court member to change things to suit his client. Beit a cheapskate PPC or international financier makes no difference (in my eye's)

Surely this is bordering on libel or contempt.

They spend thousands on persueing (sic) a burglar, catch him and give him a slap on the wrist or community service ,maybe they should not bother chasing burglars.

What the courts do is unconnected with the work of the CPS

peter_the_piper

I'll stop here, not because I think I'm wrong or right but its not helping matters.
Confused by the libel or contempt, if me I'll remove it.

The_Deep

Indeed, it is always sensible to stop digging when you are in a hole.

peter_the_piper

Funny enough, I've just stopped digging a soakaway at home.:rotfl:

Fergie76

bazster wrote: »

I'm sure MSE will not appreciate a libel case and we know what happened to the last person to libel a barrister on here!

What happened?