If he went in.Going in off a bridge into the Thames, at night in January, fully clothed - I imagine his chances of survival are pretty close to zero.
If he went in.Going in off a bridge into the Thames, at night in January, fully clothed - I imagine his chances of survival are pretty close to zero.
That was faster than expected, the "it's a cover up".
If anything it's likely to create more noise and speculation than if they'd managed to get him, as once someone is arrested the news has to be much more careful about what they say in case it affects a trial.
Or was it the Sun wot dun it? After all you can sell an awful lot of newspapers to some people if you can fill it with enough lurid nonsense and you know the person you're talking about isn't going to be able to complain about the stories. It makes it even easier than the normal nonsense stories some papers love, as they won't have to worry about things that are inconvenient such as actually having sources as they can just make stuff up.
And yes I have an exceptionally low opinion of most of the British tabloid press, it comes from having spent decades seeing them in action.
Post #425 was a little bit quicker.
As predicted, he has been disappeared. Finding and charging him would be too embarrassing for the authorities, showing up the flaws in the immigration system and the fact he had committed sexual offences in the UK prior to being granted asylum.
Offences for which he was given a suspended sentence
We will either never hear about him again or we will be told a body has been found. Case closed. No trial, no scrutiny, no embarrassment.
Don’t worry, sweetheart, you’ll find some other brown people to get angry about when the election rolls around xAs predicted, he has been disappeared. Finding and charging him would be too embarrassing for the authorities, showing up the flaws in the immigration system and the fact he had committed sexual offences in the UK prior to being granted asylum.
Offences for which he was given a suspended sentence
We will either never hear about him again or we will be told a body has been found. Case closed. No trial, no scrutiny, no embarrassment.
Don’t worry, sweetheart, you’ll find some other brown people to get angry about when the election rolls around x
It's the world's least successful cover up when it is public knowledge that he was a convicted criminal still granted asylum following a sham conversion to Christianity.That was faster than expected, the "it's a cover up".
A friend of mine is a police officer who used to patrol the Thames. They’d pull bodies out of the river most days.
…and somewhere on a socialist forum someone is espousing the opposite tinpot theory that the whole thing is a deliberate scheme to push the anti immigration agenda.It's the world's least successful cover up when it is public knowledge that he was a convicted criminal still granted asylum following a sham conversion to Christianity.
Any particular reason why the Thames is so dangerous?Highly unlikely.
The Thames is a death trap. It is not like a "typical river", in fact it's one of the few places in the UK where the RNLI have permanently stationed crew for the lifeboat(s).
If he went into the Thames, then without assistance it is very unlikely he managed to swim "a couple of miles".
Any particular reason why the Thames is so dangerous?
Any particular reason why the Thames is so dangerous?
Main reason(s) I recall the RNLI mentioning were :-
A significant portion of it is tidal, making it much harder to swim in / against than an "inland river".
Lots of underwater hazards and floating / semi-submerged debris that can easily hit / entangle a swimmer.
It's bloody cold, even in summer. Cold water shock can set in within minutes of hitting the water in winter.
It's got a lot of effluent in it, which while that may not be immediately life threatening, can make a person very unwell.
And ofc depending on "which part" of the Thames, it can be quite busy with large river traffic that cannot stop easily if you get in their way.