[BITList] amanda

[HUGH]

Colin,

So, she was not little miss Dimsy Dewdrop. Being the type of person who, in the opinion of others, might easily commit murder, is not evidence of having done a murder.  There must be something the Italian police reckoned made it wellnigh certain she did it.  Incidentally, cases do go to trial here - serious cases with severe repercussions - where it is entirely A's word against B's.  I speak of anything involving sex, where A complains B raped/molested/etc her (substitute "him" for "her", and it's a different ballgame (no pun intended)).  And we read complaints from interested and influential parties that the conviction rate is not "high enough" !  It is not necessary to condone rape to see something very selective there.  I tried once to have a clown charged with assault (bloody near attempted murder with a spade) - the police weren't interested - my word against his, said the unaccompanied youth in uniform who turned up a couple of hours after I'd phoned - he couldn't have cared less.  He didn't interview the miscreant, so he hadn't a clue about his word.

Hugh. 
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