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A case of Dale's bent question or handbags at dawn?

By John Hirst

A case of Dale's bent question or handbags at dawn?

Iain Dale with the title of this post "Perhaps Brown should be arrested..." suggests rather than questions because he does not use a question mark. Mr Dale's post (which includes a YouTube video) is as follows:

"I challenge any supporter of the Police action against Damian Green to argue the case that what Gordon Brown admits to in this 1985 video is different to what Damian Green is accused of - procuring misconduct in public office.

Perhaps Sky & the BBC might like to show this video on their news bulletins".

I am a supporter of the police action against Damian Green. I do like to accept challenges. However, the terms of the challenge have to be agreed and not imposed. Also, the rules of the challenge need to be agreed beforehand. The case is against Christopher Galley and Damian Green, and not against Gordon Brown. Mr Dale is trying the Fat Cat driving his Audi and caught speeding saying the man in the BMW in front was also speeding. It's no defence in law. It is against the law to aid and abet the commission of a criminal offence. The police have a duty to investigate the conduct of both Galley and Green. Surely, if Mr Dale's house gets burgled again he would want the police to investigate?

If it was a question and not a suggestion, the question is crooked. Mr Dale has come to the gambling table with a pair of loaded dice. In the old Wild West, if caught out, he would have been shot and it was legal to do so.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on November 30, 2008 (boomark / email).