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All the best to Kate Scottow in court tomorrow

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BitterAndOnlySlightlyTwisted · 05/02/2020 19:28

@BustedWench: we haven’t forgotten. I have a prior commitment tomorrow but fully intend to be there to support you on Friday,

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Saylwhat · 07/02/2020 06:03

Whatever the complainants past is, I don't see how it's relevant to this trial. Just saying.
Or do you endorse women's previous sexual history being brought up in rape trials? You all being feminists and stuff.....

Saylwhat · 07/02/2020 06:01

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Saylwhat · 07/02/2020 05:57

*And as for 'a pig in a wig?'. Seriously?

So what? Should someone be criminalised for using that term?*

Yes, quite frankly!

ItsLateHumpty · 07/02/2020 05:50

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NotBadConsidering · 07/02/2020 04:52

And as for 'a pig in a wig?'. Seriously?

So what? Should someone be criminalised for using that term?

How does using that term equate with the targeted harassment of Louise Moody for example?

mobile.twitter.com/drlouisejmoody/status/1224417736157167617

Saylwhat · 07/02/2020 04:22

And as for 'a pig in a wig?'. Seriously?

Saylwhat · 07/02/2020 04:20

DM seems unbiased in it's reporting. Neither appear to have covered themselves in glory - particularly BustedWench using multiple accounts to target the complainant. Let's see what tomorrow brings. I'm not sure why Hayden's previous character (given that she's the victim), is being brought into play. Them's the rules I guess! I wouldn't like what I did in my whole life to be discussed in a case where I was assaulted for example. I'd argue relevance (if I was on a US crime drama).

MartiniDry · 07/02/2020 01:29

@BustedWench, I wish you good luck but more to the point I need to thank you from the bottom of my heart for saying it like it is.

It's a sad state of affairs when we cannot describe someone by their biological sex without being criminalised for it.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 07/02/2020 00:26

LOL. Like many GC women don't face this sort of thing all the time? Where are their court cases?

snowblight · 07/02/2020 00:23

The case is just a twitter spat. Ridiculous that ANY legal/police time has been spent on it at all. A travesty, in fact.

I wonder if you would be saying that if the roles were reversed? Something tells me this thread would have a very different look generally.

ItsLateHumpty · 07/02/2020 00:07

I'm liking the comments too, for common sense. It says at the top of the article (when I read it) 44 comments, but only 14 are showing. I wonder if that mean the others are pending mod'ing or failed.

I'm sure SH won't like that article. Bit too much sunshine.

ItsLateHumpty · 07/02/2020 00:02

Sorry! Reposting as I used bad words, and have reported my last post for deletion !

Fell down the hell well - I didn't know SH lost (effectively?) their last case. Wasn't SH asking for £100k for 'harassment', and it looks like SH won a big fat nothing. Could the same happen here?

(I've no idea why SH is speaking in the third person, on their own twitter account!?)

twitter.com/flyinglawyer73/status/1224766769367265286

Stephanie Hayden @ flyinglawyer73

The proceedings commenced by Stephanie Hayden against Helena Wojtczak have been concluded on a confidential basis with neither party paying costs or any compensation.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 07/02/2020 00:01

Yes even with moderated comments the DM commentariat aren't having any of it.

theflushedzebra · 06/02/2020 23:56

The case is just a twitter spat. Ridiculous that ANY legal/police time has been spent on it at all. A travesty, in fact.

As one of the BTL commentators says, "she should have burgled Hayden's house - the police wouldn't even come out."

Datun · 06/02/2020 23:56

ScapaFlo

It's only one side tho, isn't it? There's no context.

And almost all the comments are along the lines of diddums/why is this a police matter/no wonder violent crime isn't being addressed.

So no sympathy even without Kate's testimony.

Tenterhooks though

bedelia · 06/02/2020 23:47

Kate, if you are reading this, I'm de-lurking for the first time to wish you all the best and send my hopes for a positive outcome tomorrow.

ScapaFlo · 06/02/2020 23:45

I thought The Mail article painted Kate's case in a very bad light? I hope I've misunderstood

theflushedzebra · 06/02/2020 23:44

Well, I guess we can talk about the Mail article.

Very good news that the bad character evidence against Hayden has been ruled admissible. I think some stuff that Hayden would prefer to keep quiet is going to come out in court.

This could be interesting.

TwistedEyeOfHorus · 06/02/2020 23:40

Good luck tomorrow!!!

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Prawnofthepatriarchy · 06/02/2020 23:24

The Mail says Stephanie Hayden has a string of convictions dating back to 1996, for affray, breaches of community orders, making false representations with a view to gain and attempting to gain property by deception, for which she had received a sentence of imprisonment.

Blimey. Very interesting.

Redshoeblueshoe · 06/02/2020 23:06

Arran it certainly is Grin

ArranUpsideDown · 06/02/2020 23:01

The Daily Mail piece is interesting.

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