Bert Raccoon Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 52 minutes ago, fuzzydunlop said: bit more of a Gangs of Yore type post here... Recently watched the BBC Scotland Documentary on the Ice Cream Wars. No idea when it was first shown but as i live in England I tend to check up on stuff on BBC Scotland Iplayer every so often. I'd heard of the Ice Cream Wars and obviously due to the slightly comedic name i probably had in my head some C*nts throwing Cornettos about. I was 9 when it was all happening but even in later years didnt really know anything about it and assumed it was yer run of the mill turf war. Jeez...so had no idea about the torching of some poor guys flat in Ruchazie and pretty much wiping out an entire family, kids an all. Plus the resulting police investigation and issues surrounding that. Fascinating if not completely grim viewing. Worth a watch if you haven't seen it. Some great library footage of 1980s Glasgow which is always interesting to see how depressing it was - plus interview with Bill McFarlan - someone I'd completely forgot about! Highlight was a young Jim White interviewing the detective in charge of the case 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzydunlop Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 12 minutes ago, Bert Raccoon said: Highlight was a young Jim White interviewing the detective in charge of the case I thought was him! Did a wikipedia check and didnt mention him doing new items on Scotland Today so I wasnt sure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 If I l recall, Bill Forsyth made a film with the Ice Cream Wars as a backdrop. A kind of “Local Hero” type Rom-Com. Right after it was released, the shit got serious in real life. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 24 minutes ago, Shotgun said: If I l recall, Bill Forsyth made a film with the Ice Cream Wars as a backdrop. A kind of “Local Hero” type Rom-Com. Right after it was released, the shit got serious in real life. Comfort & Joy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 4 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Comfort & Joy. Allo folks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 One of the recent attacks in Edinburgh saw a man lose a hand and suffer life changing injuries due to mistaken identity. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/innocent-dad-hand-chopped-machete-29159414?int_source=nba Shocking story, hopefully the police catch the perpetrators quickly before anyone else gets hurt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 On 02/02/2023 at 16:21, Shotgun said: If I l recall, Bill Forsyth made a film with the Ice Cream Wars as a backdrop. A kind of “Local Hero” type Rom-Com. Right after it was released, the shit got serious in real life. On 02/02/2023 at 16:45, Florentine_Pogen said: Comfort & Joy. Was on BBC Scotland at the weekend but I caught it on iPlayer a couple of days ago. Enjoyable stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo-A-Gogo Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 That's Cornelius Price away https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0220/1357677-cornelius-price-crime/ Here he is celebrating Robbie Lawlor getting shot dead. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted March 2, 2023 Author Share Posted March 2, 2023 Targeted doorstep shooting sees a man die in Greenock https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-64814486 Some excellent reporting and police work on the Glasgow Live report Quote Police are treated the death as 'suspicious' and have appealed for witnesses to come forward. Guy gets shot multiple times on his doorstep, sounds 'suspicious' to me! Apparently this guy has been targeted before. His family were in the house when he was murdered, awful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) I struggle with a lot of these. Numerous quotes about how it's terrible for the friends and family and other such trite shite. My sympathy is limited as my memory drifts back to protesting my innocence in the Heid's office only to be met with the 'caught wi' the craws'. Nothing about the family of numerous kids blown apart by the actions of these mutants. Edited March 2, 2023 by Alert Mongoose 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 On 25/08/2022 at 09:18, ICTChris said: Also, it isn't Scotland but the tragic death of a nine year old girl in Liverpool in a shooting shows the impact organised crime can have. She was shot when a man fleeing a gunman ran into her house. The targeted man, who was also shot, is a convicted drug dealer and is being questioned in hospital. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-65088182 Thomas Cashman convicted of murdering Olivia Pratt-Korbell. An ex-girlfriend testified against him and will have to go into witness protection. The police have said that they had difficulty obtaining testimony as locals were so scared of Cashman. Verdict is 15 years to the day since 11 year old Rhys Jones was shot in a similar manner in Croxeth. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 17 minutes ago, ICTChris said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-65088182 Thomas Cashman convicted of murdering Olivia Pratt-Korbell. An ex-girlfriend testified against him and will have to go into witness protection. The police have said that they had difficulty obtaining testimony as locals were so scared of Cashman. Verdict is 15 years to the day since 11 year old Rhys Jones was shot in a similar manner in Croxeth. Good C4 news piece on it, didn't catch the beginning so C4+1 it is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyBear Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 24 minutes ago, ICTChris said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-65088182 Thomas Cashman convicted of murdering Olivia Pratt-Korbell. An ex-girlfriend testified against him and will have to go into witness protection. The police have said that they had difficulty obtaining testimony as locals were so scared of Cashman. Verdict is 15 years to the day since 11 year old Rhys Jones was shot in a similar manner in Croxeth. Daft thought. Getaway driver was found guilty in October of driving Cashman away from scene. How would that have stood up if Cashman had been found not guilty ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 9 minutes ago, FuzzyBear said: Daft thought. Getaway driver was found guilty in October of driving Cashman away from scene. How would that have stood up if Cashman had been found not guilty ? He plead guilty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 44 minutes ago, FuzzyBear said: Daft thought. Getaway driver was found guilty in October of driving Cashman away from scene. How would that have stood up if Cashman had been found not guilty ? This is the law, we’ll have none of this daft talk about correct verdicts and all. We put the bad’uns away, period…the crimes (or lack of them) are irrelevant, as is their actual guilt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eindhovendee Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 The fucker got a minimum of 42 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Inverness's Mr Big, AKA Titanium Otter, has finally been put to rights. https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/500k-drugs-scheme-unravelled-as-police-crack-encrypted-call-308855/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 1 hour ago, eindhovendee said: The fucker got a minimum of 42 years. At which point he'd be 78. Does prison time go towards your 35 years NI contributions for a state pension when you get out? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: At which point he'd be 78. Does prison time go towards your 35 years NI contributions for a state pension when you get out? I don't know but I very much doubt this character will need to know. He'll be doing well to be alive in 2 years, never mind 42. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: At which point he'd be 78. Does prison time go towards your 35 years NI contributions for a state pension when you get out? No. https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Your-Situation/A-prisoner/Prisoners-serving-a-sentence/National-Inurance-Serving-a-sentence#guide-content 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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