tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post1842652058646460325..comments2024-03-25T14:54:04.942+00:00Comments on Dora Reads: Nerd Church - Of Tigers And Men: 'A Killing In Tiger Bay' and The Cardiff FiveCee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-29244003128050288972021-09-27T13:13:32.008+01:002021-09-27T13:13:32.008+01:00It so often is not justice - and that's why we...It so often is not justice - and that's why we have to keep making things better.<br /><br />Lynette was killed by a client; they had had a disagreement over £30. He snapped and killed her - violently and brutally. I was impressed how the documentary made efforts to get people who'd known her to talk about Lynette as a person - everyone seemed to love her, and they all spoke about how kind and gentle she was.<br /><br />I just Googled the Central Park Five - I'd heard of it, but didn't know the details, maybe because it happened in the US and we don't always get the same coverage of US crimes - and there are definite similarities. The fact that it happened in 1989 - the year the Cardiff Five's trial started - speaks of the racist global culture (or at least the Western one,) at that time.<br /><br />Murders are rare here in general. I just looked at the statistics, and in 1988, when Lynette was killed, there were 43 total homicides in Wales - that's pretty typical, maybe even a little on the high side. So a big murder case like this? Was huge. And just the things the lead investigator said to the press should've been enough to claim the case had been prejudiced, but... here we are.Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-73333288335284130392021-09-27T00:25:21.613+01:002021-09-27T00:25:21.613+01:00This is so sad, and yet so common in all parts of ...This is so sad, and yet so common in all parts of the world. I thought immediately of the central park five when I was reading this post, and these patterns reveal that both racism in the criminal justice system is rampant. I can't also help but feel for Lynette as she was a sex worker, and violence against sex workers is all too common. When the justice system only protects those at the top, is it really justice? paperbackprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446601964387517150noreply@blogger.com