And goodness, how could I have missed this “gem” from the archives:
Abberline didn’t initially, no, but this was expressed in an internal missive a few hours after he’d met Hutchinson for the first time. An insufficient period of time had elapsed in which to investigate his claims or even scrutinize his statement. Once this period had elapsed, a “very reduced importance” was attached to his statement, and he was eventually “discredited”. The obvious inference being that the police probably didn’t “believe everything he said” in the long run.
Yuck.
Not this toxic nonsense again.
Just deal with the fact that you’re in the minority of opinion as far as the suggestion goes that Hutchinson had a son called Reginald. You therefore insult the majority of students of the case when you describe them as “blind” and “retarded”, including those who consider Hutchinson to have been a squeaky-clean, honest-to-goodness eyelash-shade spotting witness. There are numerous threads dedicated to “Toppy”, and if you wish to waste more time arguing about it here on an off-topic thread, please let’s go round in circles on that particular topic.
“In Hutchinson's case, there are several people like Badham and Abberline and whatever desk sergeant was there, and the blokes who ferried George around the area, who didn't see anything about his testimony or behaviour that they though was suspect”
“We have a man who almost without a doubt is the same man who fathered Reginald, but some, for their absolute blindness and retarded adherence to an idea, can't see it or anything else.”
Not this toxic nonsense again.
Just deal with the fact that you’re in the minority of opinion as far as the suggestion goes that Hutchinson had a son called Reginald. You therefore insult the majority of students of the case when you describe them as “blind” and “retarded”, including those who consider Hutchinson to have been a squeaky-clean, honest-to-goodness eyelash-shade spotting witness. There are numerous threads dedicated to “Toppy”, and if you wish to waste more time arguing about it here on an off-topic thread, please let’s go round in circles on that particular topic.
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