Mel Dawson

@DameLynneOwens You are part of the problem. Your Operation Mystras cover up whilst at Surrey is a prime example. Nothing will change when those tasked to clean it up are the ones who created or allowed the problems to grow.

@SarahDixon18 @Metal_Rebel @silkiecarlo Exactly - the more powers they have, the more they will abuse them.

@MelDawson3 @Metal_Rebel @silkiecarlo Google 'misuse of RIPA.'

An unexpected visitor to the Met police deployment of facial recognition today, Commissioner Cressida Dick. And we left her with nothing to say..! #StopFacialRecognition

@Metal_Rebel @silkiecarlo Don't they require specific RIPA authority and a good reason to locate your phone?

@silkiecarlo There are fours and against, but unless you are committing a crime I don’t see why you are worried. After all if you have a smart phone they know where you are and where you have been.

@Michael82986852 @justice_waiting Even more difficult when police fail to include material on the disclosure logs, but hide or destroy it instead.

@justice_waiting A lotvof clients expect is to wave a magic wand and obtain it. We can and do, but it's not easy

Are people aware that post trial, the police/CPS have no obligation to disclose anything they hold that was used as evidence at trial, eg, DNA, mobile phones, or devices? This in itself is a violation of Article 6 of the Human Rights Act.

@mrchrisjohn @daimogssoapbox Its been like this for a while now, but they are given a free hand to cover up their incompetence and wrongdoing.

You don't say Tom and not just for new recruits what about dysfunctional buffoons at every level in #policing nobody wants to talk about or deal with them!! Many said CJS on knees long ago! Police recruitment must be ‘far more rigorous’ – watchdog a.msn.com/01/en-gb/AAUvT…

@sam_blenkharn @chrischirp @readthinkwalk So are those that she is criticizing.

@MelDawson3 @chrischirp @readthinkwalk She's saying what she believes is right, in good faith, based on evidence. It's not an ego thing.

Seriously quite disturbed at the random, illogical messaging around child vax coming from a raft of people who should know better. Plus they said exactly the same stuff about Delta and teen vax in September and we still have lower uptake than most other peer countries.

@DailyMailUK She should be sacked. What is it with people who think it is ok to force others to do things, just because of their own beliefs.

Woke teacher forces pupils to go VEGETARIAN 'to stop climate change' trib.al/Q9aQP3G

@chrischirp @readthinkwalk What makes your opinion more important than theirs?

@readthinkwalk Senior scientists on BBC, R4 and C4 yesterday saying that perfectly reasonable not to vaccinate children, better to get MMR, better to donate vaccines elsewhere etc

@longden_al @Ryanair How many people rolled up their sleeve just because they would not be able to take a flight I wonder?

@Ryanair He'd roll up his sleeve so fast if his career was just starting!!

We're not an airline but we do fly planes #Djokovic

Should all Covid restrictions be lifted this month? Please retweet to get as wide a view as possible. Thanks.

THREAD: I keep being asked when we can go "back to normal" or "like it was before". My personal thoughts: We've added a new disease to our population, more infectious and more severe than flu. The world pre 2020 no longer exists - we may want it to, but it just doesn't. 1/13

@silentlawyer1 @BarristerSecret Glad to hear that, For justice to be served, a defendant should actually be guilty of any offence that they make a plea to and never based on convenience or fee for either prosecution or defence?

@MelDawson3 @BarristerSecret I’m not a fan of the term winning but in any event there are numerous reasons why a defendant pleads guilty. Their choice despite being advised as to prospects/weaknesses in evidence. I’d never alter advice based on fee received.

Affray trial comes in (miracle I know). Lots of work in preparation (£3k), inc prep of jury bundle. Day 1, court cannot accommodate. Waiting around. Day 2, client pleads to lesser offence. Litigator fee for a cracked trial: £237 @BarristerSecret 😩😩😩

@silentlawyer1 @BarristerSecret If prosecution evidence was weak and or he / she was innocent, then defence should have a good chance of winning the case?

@MelDawson3 @BarristerSecret Relevant to what?

@silentlawyer1 @BarristerSecret Its relevant if the accused was innocent of either offence. but took a guilty plea for convenience.

@MelDawson3 @BarristerSecret Not sure why that is relevant?

A Mountie speaks against the repeated violations of our Charter Rights

DISTRESSING. Yesterday 3 Feb a #Spaniel was found tied to a post in a field #SOMERSET He'd been battered to death. The person that did this needs to be found. If anyone has any information at all can they contact the shelter below👇 or the RSPCA facebook.com/SASsearchandsc… #dogs

@PetrFigeac @suzseddon So you intend to exercise your right to refuse medical intervention, but expect others to be forced to have a vaccine against their will, in order to appease you. 🤡

@peterworby @EstherMcVey1 @ToniaBuxton Would it be any different to a vaccinated member of staff passing covid to a patient?

@EstherMcVey1 @ToniaBuxton Tell me, if an unvaccinated member of staff passes covid to a vunerable patient does that mean the NHS is then liable? Especially if the vunerable patient gets complications or dies...

The mandatory vaccination U-turn for NHS staff doesn’t seem quite so certain when you read the small print ‘There will be a consultation & subject to those responses & the will of the House the Govt will revoke the regulations’ That is not quite as definitive as was leaked.

@Kevin_Maguire Good

In other news: Boris Johnson announces the end in England next week of Covid: working from home compulsory masks vaccine passports It's that kinda day.