by SirJimmySchoular » Fri Nov 09, 2018 12:19 pm
My overall impression, if the video is representative of the event, is that it wasn't really a matter for the higher Court.
It seems clear that the Aston Villa people were the aggressors, and so it might have been better to have identified the individuals in that group who actually assaulted someone and charged them accordingly with common, s47 ,s18 or s20 assaults, and perhaps collectively with criminal damage to the pub.
Those already in the pub were clearly defending themselves against an aggressive incursion and so, within limits, deserved the benefit of the doubt if the attackers suffered any injury in the process.
I haven't really been following this , but am I right in saying that all this Hoo hah and public expense has resulted in only one conviction ? If that's the case then the cps have some questions to answer because what I saw in that video makes it quite clear that it's not a matter for indictment to the Crown court or such serious charges.
I would say that there are at least six such minor pub fights every evening in London and they're usually dealt with the following morning by the local magistrates. I mean, I'm saying all this ,in fairness, without having followed the matter properly as I explained above, but perhaps someone can tell me whether I've missed something - was there some serious injury or near fatal wound to someone ? Otherwise ,some other factor which made it a matter for the Crown Court which I've missed ?