Saturday, November 7

friday night

Walked out of the McDonald Institute on Friday night into an eerie winter light. Sunsets here don't last long. I got these snaps within about 5 minutes.








I don't recall why I was Googling "assaults in Kilmarnock", but anyway in amongst all the court transcripts and reports, I stumbled on the official Kilmarnock Academy website where, amongst all the usual self-congratulation and window-dressing for parents, it said

Once again we fielded a strong team of prosecutors, defenders, accused and witnesses. We were relieved to have our Head Boy acquitted on a serious assault charge, despite his very obvious guilt. The positive impact of a smart suit was noted.

Sounds like they stacked the courtroom with old school stooges and the guy wore his Sunday best. What is Britain coming to? In my day, I never got any advantage, even with allegedly the best school tie in Glasgow.

3 comments:

  1. Albert? Great photies!! The evil bourgeois never got any advantages nohow, nowhere, eh? How come they treat the polis as their servants then? As in: Go along! Be a good chep, and biff those working class oink types a few times for not being nice! Pull the other one! Hotboy

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  2. I say!

    In some parts near here, a small cadeaux can often clear the path.

    MM III

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  3. Hotters - I wouldn't know. The Bavarian aristocracy is above class consciousness.

    Mingers - to be on the safe side, one could present the polisman with one's old school tie.

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