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Cyclist Down - Easter Road/Dalmeny Street

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  1. Rosie
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    DRIVER CHARGED AFTER COLLISION WITH CYCLIST

    A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "At 3:30pm on Sunday (26 July) police and emergency services were called to a road crash involving a cyclist and a Mazda car on Easter Road at the junction of Dalmeny Street.

    "The 25-year-old male cyclist was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with leg injuries. His condition is described as stable.

    "A 41-year-old man has been charged with alleged traffic offences and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."

    https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/diversion-place-easter-road-leith-18665987?utm_source=messenger&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar&fbclid=IwAR19DyFMxtboI_ee9UqasqDsMx0LXqkW2ZyzTcmCsoEcFfm_Iv2Ws4m90Kw.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  2. neddie
    Member

    has been charged with alleged traffic offences

    Surely the word “alleged” is not required here. The charging with traffic offences is a fact, no allegations about it...

    More “papering over” by the press, consciously or subconsciously, of motor violence

    Posted 4 years ago #

  3. edinburgh87
    Member

    Surely the word “alleged” is not required here.

    Suspect it's just a legalism to avoid prejudicing any future trial (e.g. the defence could argue that the jury were unduly influenced if the police were implying guilt in press releases before any trial)

    Posted 4 years ago #

  4. acsimpson
    Member

    He wasn't charged with alleged traffic offences though. He was charged with traffic offences. This isn't an accusation it's part of the legal process. Will they start finding people guilty of alleged offences next?

    Posted 4 years ago #

  5. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Yes, the charge is when Her Britannic Majesty says 'You broke one or more of my rules and my people will see you in my court to prove it to my judge/jury/sheriff/executioner.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  6. gembo
    Member

    I was talking to a lad once who was locked up. He was 15 or 16, stole a car and was in the driver’s seat when fished out of the canal.

    Those are just allegations, he said when i asked him why he thought he should steal cars if he could only drive them into the canal.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  7. neddie
    Member

    In the press, they would normally write:

    "Such and such has been charged with attempted murder"

    They would never write:

    "Such and such has been charged with alleged attempted murder"

    Prove me wrong, internet!

    Posted 4 years ago #

  8. edinburgh87
    Member

    I'll score journalist and lawyer off my list of alternate careers...;)

    Posted 4 years ago #

  9. chdot
    Admin

    Well...

    https://www.scotsman.com/news/crime/man-48-arrested-and-charged-connection-alleged-attempted-murder-edinburgh-2848194

    Posted 4 years ago #

  10. neddie
    Member

    Oh well. That didn't last. I'll get me coat

    Posted 4 years ago #

  11. acsimpson
    Member

    @neddie, don't worry, that article carefully avoids saying what the man was charged with. Charged in connection with an alleged attempted murder makes it sound like the paper is going off a rumour that it was a attempted murder but might have been something else.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  12. steveo
    Member

    Given the state of journalism it was probably furious cycling.

    Posted 4 years ago #

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