Channel Five documentary - "Murder in a Small Town"

[Nicholas]

That’s why IMO unless you are 100% certain a person is innocent you shouldn’t get involved in trying to reverse the legal rulings.  I really don’t see how SL can be certain LM is innocent and if she’s not then she has to consider the possibility that she is trying to help a violent murderer overturn his sentence.  Imagine if she’d be successful in the other two cases!

In one of those ‘other two cases’ - according to disclosures made - they were fantasising about committing further murders

[mrswah]

https://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/law/newsandevents/news/articles/databaseofmiscarriagesofju.php


Interesting research on  miscarriages of justice  in this country.

[Nicholas]

https://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/law/newsandevents/news/articles/databaseofmiscarriagesofju.php


Interesting research on  miscarriages of justice  in this country.

The literature on ‘miscarriages of justice’ in the UK is outdated, flawed and misleading

‘Interesting’ none the less

[faithlilly]

https://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/law/newsandevents/news/articles/databaseofmiscarriagesofju.php


Interesting research on  miscarriages of justice  in this country.

Thank you mrswah. The first post I have read today on this forum that isn’t spewing bile.

It seems these people are unable to debate like adults. I’d leave them to it if I was you lest you be contaminated.

[Angelo222]

Ofcom examines complaints over 'biased' Channel 5 show which questions Luke Mitchell’s Jodi Jones murder conviction.

The broadcast regulator is looking into complaints over a crime documentary about which questions the conviction of Luke Mitchell.

Ofcom has received 26 complaints over Channel 5's  Murder in a Small Town, which aired in two parts last week.

The complaints arose after the family of murdered Jodi Jones described the documentary as  "biased".

The Ofcom's involvement emerged as an online petition demanding an independent inquiry into the murder conviction has reached nearly 18000 signatures.

Murder in a Small Town, focused on two former detectives re-examining the case who suggest another five suspects could have been responsible, while claiming to have uncovered various “red flags” which cast doubt on his guilt.

It is understood one of the complaints to Ofcom has come from a witness from Mitchell's murder trial, now 34, who fears the TV documentary points the finger at him.

Channel 5 removed a second part of the documentary from its streaming platform after a man's name was shown on a document which included a list of suspects.

Jodi’s family hit out at the programme makers because it implied on the show that members of her own family were involved in a cover-up.

An unnamed family member said: “We were shocked at people on social media openly criticising the family of a murder victim, suggesting they were involved. A disgusting allegation and despicable position to put them in when their suffering continues.

“C5 and these ‘investigators’ have made the family’s suffering so amplified from all of the abuse from these armchair sleuths based on a biased and one sided programme. Why can people be so blinkered and forget the family?”

Former Deputy Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders Police, Tom Wood, who was second in command of the force when Jodi died said the documentary was “very poorly done” and “very one-sided.”


https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19133700.ofcom-examines-complaints-biased-channel-5-show-questions-luke-mitchells-jodi-jones-murder-conviction/

[Angelo222]

At least she has had the guts to put her self out there for a cause she believes in...right or wrong.

She’s not sitting on her backside bitching on a forum.

She's a disgrace.  If she had her way killers Simon Hall and Adrian Prout would be out free.  She is a deluded fool imo and a dangerous one at that.

How does she sleep at night?

[faithlilly]

Ofcom examines complaints over 'biased' Channel 5 show which questions Luke Mitchell’s Jodi Jones murder conviction.

The broadcast regulator is looking into complaints over a crime documentary about which questions the conviction of Luke Mitchell.

Ofcom has received 26 complaints over Channel 5's  Murder in a Small Town, which aired in two parts last week.

The complaints arose after the family of murdered Jodi Jones described the documentary as  "biased".

The Ofcom's involvement emerged as an online petition demanding an independent inquiry into the murder conviction has reached nearly 18000 signatures.

Murder in a Small Town, focused on two former detectives re-examining the case who suggest another five suspects could have been responsible, while claiming to have uncovered various “red flags” which cast doubt on his guilt.

It is understood one of the complaints to Ofcom has come from a witness from Mitchell's murder trial, now 34, who fears the TV documentary points the finger at him.

Channel 5 removed a second part of the documentary from its streaming platform after a man's name was shown on a document which included a list of suspects.

Jodi’s family hit out at the programme makers because it implied on the show that members of her own family were involved in a cover-up.

An unnamed family member said: “We were shocked at people on social media openly criticising the family of a murder victim, suggesting they were involved. A disgusting allegation and despicable position to put them in when their suffering continues.

“C5 and these ‘investigators’ have made the family’s suffering so amplified from all of the abuse from these armchair sleuths based on a biased and one sided programme. Why can people be so blinkered and forget the family?”

Former Deputy Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders Police, Tom Wood, who was second in command of the force when Jodi died said the documentary was “very poorly done” and “very one-sided.”


https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19133700.ofcom-examines-complaints-biased-channel-5-show-questions-luke-mitchells-jodi-jones-murder-conviction/

26 complaints, 18000 signatures on the petition. I’d call that a result for Sandra.

[Angelo222]

26 complaints, 18000 signatures on the petition. I’d call that a result for Sandra.

26 complaints is high by ofcom standards. Any idiot can sign an online petition from anywhere in the world.

It will come to nothing anyway, just another damp squid.  The justice system doesn't capitulate to mob rule and rightly so.

Mitchell will serve his 20 years and then disappear into obscurity.

[faithlilly]

She's a disgrace.  Is she had her way killers Simon Hall and Adrian Prout would be out free.  How does she sleep at night?

I know you ignored my post earlier but John has said he played a part in Luke’s and Hall’s campaign. I look forward to your castigation of him.

[KyussLives]

I live in Midlothian so when out shopping the other day decided to go for a drive past the Easthouses end of the path. Now I don’t know that particular area very well but I can assure that when going through the roundabout just before the path entrance that on a sunlit day it would be very easy to see people at the entrance.

Unless you’ve got blinkered vision it’s right in front of you so the part in the “documentary” when they did three drive pasts seems pretty daft. I don’t believe that the relative didn’t know why she was driving there either.

[Vertigo Swirl]

26 complaints is high by ofcom standards. Any idiot can sign an online petition from anywhere in the world.

It will come to nothing anyway, just another damp squid.  The justice system doesn't capitulate to mob rule and rightly so.

Mitchell will serve his 20 years and then disappear.

I was one of those idiots I’m ashamed to say.  I’m sure many more were duped into signing by the programme as I was.

[faithlilly]

26 complaints is high by ofcom standards. Any idiot can sign an online petition from anywhere in the world.

High? Not according to this.
 
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/bulletins/audience-complaints

Any idiot can complain to ofcom.

[Vertigo Swirl]

I know you ignored my post earlier but John has said he played a part in Luke’s and Hall’s campaign. I look forward to your castigation of him.

He came to his senses, thank god!

[Angelo222]

I live in Midlothian so when out shopping the other day decided to go for a drive past the Easthouses end of the path. Now I don’t know that particular area very well but I can assure that when going through the roundabout just before the path entrance that on a sunlit day it would be very easy to see people at the entrance.

Unless you’ve got blinkered vision it’s right in front of you so the part in the “documentary” when they did three drive pasts seems pretty daft. I don’t believe that the relative didn’t know why she was driving there either.

You do realise that was a set-up?  Pure fiction for the benefit of the cameras.  And that is why people are complaining about the program.

[faithlilly]

I live in Midlothian so when out shopping the other day decided to go for a drive past the Easthouses end of the path. Now I don’t know that particular area very well but I can assure that when going through the roundabout just before the path entrance that on a sunlit day it would be very easy to see people at the entrance.

Unless you’ve got blinkered vision it’s right in front of you so the part in the “documentary” when they did three drive pasts seems pretty daft. I don’t believe that the relative didn’t know why she was driving there either.

It’s a moot point really. AB didn’t describe ‘Jodi’s’ clothes properly and couldn’t point out Luke in court.