Is Luke Mitchell guilty - your views

[justsaying]

its not like their story even added up in any way to make it plausible is it

No, "I cannot remember" just does not cut it!

[jixy]

No, "I cannot remember" just does not cut it!

most of what followed didnt cut it either

[justsaying]

most of what followed didnt cut it either

My opinion is - there was as much circumstantial evidence against these two as there was Luke.

[Nicholas]

John [Name removed] and Gordon [Name removed]

https://www.scotsman.com/news/ex-drug-dealer-denies-he-was-behind-murder-of-cousin-jodi-1-563199

[jixy]

My opinion is - there was as much circumstantial evidence against these two as there was Luke.

I have to agree. Given the discrepancies in the timings just adds to it. Luke's phone used just after the presumed timing, had not one trace of blood etc on it

They were at the scene at around the time with missing half an hour but never really had to put up much of an explanation

Lots of chances to fill in the blanks that were never considered.

[justsaying]

https://www.scotsman.com/news/ex-drug-dealer-denies-he-was-behind-murder-of-cousin-jodi-1-563199

Ok we have his word for it, with no evidence to back it up whatsoever...

Does not negate the fact that witnesses put them at the V at the exact time the murder is alleged to have taken place yet they heard nothing, saw nothing and couldn't remember why they left their bike unattended...

[Nicholas]

The only way cannabis could make you act violently is if you had a psychotic episode through smoking it - I do not believe this has been alleged in Luke's case. Nevertheless, there is a large amount of children who smoke cannabis on a daily basis, it does not mean they have the propensity to kill.

[justsaying]

I have to agree. Given the discrepancies in the timings just adds to it. Luke's phone used just after the presumed timing, had not one trace of blood etc on it

They were at the scene at around the time with missing half an hour but never really had to put up much of an explanation

Lots of chances to fill in the blanks that were never considered.

It just begs the question why were they believed with nothing but their own word, even though they were at the scene at the right time - yet Luke was not believed? This should be questioned and has every right to be questioned, whether police ruled them out or not. They ruled them out on face value, nothing else. In fact these were the only positive ID's at the scene at the time of the murder - fact!

[Nicholas]

It just begs the question why were they believed with nothing but their own word, even though they were at the scene at the right time - yet Luke was not believed? This should be questioned and has every right to be questioned, whether police ruled them out or not. They ruled them out on face value, nothing else. In fact these were the only positive ID's at the scene at the time of the murder - fact!

I do not think it is fair to label someone who smoked cannabis a "drug addict" - it's not like he was addicted to heroin. Cannabis has been legalised in some major countries and has just been legalised on prescription in this country. It is not a hard drug and a lot of people use it, does this mean everyone who smokes it are not trustworthy?

[justsaying]

And? It was you who was labelling people drug addicts - I never did or have!

[jixy]

It just begs the question why were they believed with nothing but their own word, even though they were at the scene at the right time - yet Luke was not believed? This should be questioned and has every right to be questioned, whether police ruled them out or not. They ruled them out on face value, nothing else. In fact these were the only positive ID's at the scene at the time of the murder - fact!

it sums up the whole case really doesnt it...

just like the description of Luke and his clothes changed again after press releases. All wrong!

[justsaying]

it sums up the whole case really doesnt it...

just like the description of Luke and is clothes changed again after press releases. All wrong!

When it comes to fairness and the treatment of others in comparison to Luke 

[Nicholas]

John [Name removed] and Gordon [Name removed]

http://jeremybamberforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,551.msg20897.html?PHPSESSID=dtkofgrqp4skls1ctca2g954h0#msg20897

[justsaying]

http://jeremybamberforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,551.msg20897.html?PHPSESSID=dtkofgrqp4skls1ctca2g954h0#msg20897

I wish I had put a bet on you going to find a link which would try to explain what they could not! 

I am sure when the finger was pointed at them they would have only been too happy to say what they had seen if they had seen it - I do not agree with those posts you have linked, in fact I think the assertion is quite absurd on the basis they were being accused of a crime they allegedly saw someone else commit 

[justsaying]

Not forgetting that it is just someone's opinion on another forum which is not opinion based on evidence or fact!