Bristol Colston Statue Four Acquitted! Is Something Wrong with Our Jury System? - WB 7th Jan 2022
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0:00 Introduction
1:36 A Brief History
9:29 Protest, Trial, Acquittal
18:32 An Archaeological Perspective
24:44 A Legal Precedent?
35:17 Final Comments
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Link of the Week:
Secret Barrister Commentary:
https://tinyurl.com/4uzukn3m
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Links:
PM says statue vandals shouldn't be allowed to alter heritage:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/pm-says-statue-vandals-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-alter-heritage/ar-AASvMg1
A Knee on His Neck: George Floyd’s America:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/george-floyd-america/policing/
Edward Colston Statue Toppling and Colston Timeline of Events:
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/edward-colston-statue-toppling-timeline-6444863
Bristol’s Slavery ‘Cancer’ was ‘Surgically Removed’ by Colston Four, Says Historian David Olusoga:
https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/james-obrien/bristols-slavery-cancer-was-surgically-removed-by-colston-four/
The Secret Barrister: Do the Verdicts in the Trial of the Colston 4 Signal Something Wrong with Our Jury System? 10 Things You Should Know:
https://thesecretbarrister.com/2022/01/06/do-the-verdicts-in-the-trial-of-the-colston-4-signal-something-wrong-with-our-jury-system-10-things-you-should-know/
Discussing the Toppling of Edward Colston Statue in Bristol - Live Stream:
https://youtu.be/zNexB4vVFpI
Outrage as 'Space Archaeologist' Sarah Parcak Advises How to Topple Statues!? - WB June 2020
https://youtu.be/I7rXhuPT7I0
Muppets of the Month: Thugs 'Defend' Statues from No One & Fight the Police! - WB June 2020
https://youtu.be/2ZOQJv5WfSc
Statue Wars, UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss, Age of Samurai: Media Picks - WB 2nd July 2021
https://youtu.be/HTGoG2RIz98