Chris28 wrote:
Some of this praise of the Daily Mail is pretty sickening tbh
I don't remember a national newspaper,before or since,risking the law of libel in this country,in pursuit of justice.
Just for cod'head I shall give you an example of where newspapers failed - of course now we all know News Corporation were in bed with the Labour Party.
You will recall the Soham murders - 2 young girls murdered by Ian Huntley.
David Blunkett MP - the home secretary - demanded the sacking of the Chief Constable of Humberside/Hull.
The Hull police authority refused to comply.
Blunkett was,while home secretary,having carnal knowledge of the wife of another man,and sorting out a passport for her slave/home help/cleaner.
The police officers avoiding the nasty people and spending their time protecting Blunkett and the press would know this.People in the home office would not 'blow the whistle' or they would lose their job - like the bloke from Sheffield did when he went to the press about that female politician whose name I cannot recall.
Shortly after Blunkett left his post and John Reid took over 52 people lost their lives in the most horrific manner on London Transport.Although Reid stated the Home Office was 'not fit for purpose' and British born terrorists had been allowed to do what they want during the tenure of Blunkett - the responsibility of the then home secretary was never called into question.
Perhaps cod'head feels - just like he does regarding HULL FC - that once a person leaves office they are no longer held responsible.
With regard to the main topic - huge respect to Duwayne Brooks - who must have been traumatised and terrified by the whole episode and what followed.
He did write a book which was withdrawn sometime later on the request of Doreen Lawrence.
I recall a female solicitor assisted him greatly and he stayed with friends in the midlands.
Would certainly have experienced post traumatic stress disorder.
He has shown remarkable courage in a number of ways.
Be nice if the modern press could follow the examples shown earlier by the Daily Mail - and Duwayne Brooks
who certainly sussed Michael Mansfield pretty quickly.
