Wasting Public Money
The idiot Hearts fan who attacked Celtic manager - Neil Lennon - during a televised football match back in May - continues to waste the time of the police and the courts - and everyone else caught up in this ugly incident.
John Wilson (26) is charged with attacking Lennon - and the charge is 'aggravated' because Wilson is said to have shouted sectarian abuse at Lennon at the time.
Yesterday an independent witness - Peter Croy (61) - the operations director for G4 Security gave evidence that Wilson shouted - 'Lennon, ya Fenian bastard', as Wilson was being restrained on the ground.
Wilson does not deny the attack - which to Scotland's shame was witnessed around the world - but denies the aggravated element of his crime.
Now the evidence of Peter Croy - as an independent witness - must have been available to Wilson and his lawyer - before the trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court got underway.
Yet the defendant - John Wilson - is still allowed to waste everyone's time when the essential facts appear clear - which makes a complete mockery of our criminal justice system.
So I hope this clown gets the maximum possible sentence under the law - as a warning to others who might follow in his footsteps.
John Wilson (26) is charged with attacking Lennon - and the charge is 'aggravated' because Wilson is said to have shouted sectarian abuse at Lennon at the time.
Yesterday an independent witness - Peter Croy (61) - the operations director for G4 Security gave evidence that Wilson shouted - 'Lennon, ya Fenian bastard', as Wilson was being restrained on the ground.
Wilson does not deny the attack - which to Scotland's shame was witnessed around the world - but denies the aggravated element of his crime.
Now the evidence of Peter Croy - as an independent witness - must have been available to Wilson and his lawyer - before the trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court got underway.
Yet the defendant - John Wilson - is still allowed to waste everyone's time when the essential facts appear clear - which makes a complete mockery of our criminal justice system.
So I hope this clown gets the maximum possible sentence under the law - as a warning to others who might follow in his footsteps.
