Dark Skies wrote:
Is it?
I wouldn't be comfortable in passing those details around without being able to prove it.
I have no idea if the account is accurate, partially accurate with bits thrown in, or just gossip several people down the line.
English defamation law is very different to criminal law in that the burden of proof is incumbent upon the defendant rather than the plaintiff. In criminal law it's the other way around, of course.
Libel on the internet has far reaching consequences for the person making the allegations, anybody that passes them on, the forum it appears on and everyone responsible for repeating them down the line. It's extremely expensive to defend and the costs horrendous if lost. I wouldn't feel at all secure passing on somebody said somebody said such and such without really credible evidence.
I would submit that it would be a good idea to have a moderator delete all references to this unless there's some official statement to shore it up from the police involved.
Defending an action for defamation could financially wipe out the forum and the owners - let alone the cost of losing.
Scaremongering. You honestly think he could present a case under s1 of the 2013 Act? It wouldn’t take much to offer the statutory defences under s2, 3 or 4!
My point was very simple at the beginning of this thread and it was based initially on his “farewell video”. Since then, I have been told many things concerning this individual. After 26 years of locking up bad people and listening to their continual minimising of their actions and deflecting the blame to others, this was classic in the video. He should have just faded away. Now, there are just more and more disparaging stories surfacing about him.
And those that know him scoff at the concept that this has come about because he has been declared “extremist” by the police. But that’s what’s been jumped upon. And not just on this forum, but numerous and world wide! When the question “Why?” is raised, it’s been answered with, “He loves being a celebrity...” He may also have believed that there would be an outcry of “Please don’t go Callum”.... now there’s an arrogance! I heard one description that stated; “He thought he was the f****** British gun Messiah!”
Our sport and gun rights in general are in desperate need of several credible, honest and reliable ambassadors, that there is no doubt. “English Shooting” doesn’t even come close!
For me, there is nothing further to add.
In 1978 I was told by my grand dad that the secret to rifle accuracy is, a quality bullet, fired down a quality barrel..... How has that changed?
Guns dont kill people. Dads with pretty Daughters do...!