Chelsea Fans On The Paris Metro.

[sandyRoe]

Apparently the incident caught on 'social media' wasn't, as some thought, a racist incident. The train was too full and the 'pusher' was actually doing the Frenchman a favour in not letting him board where he would have suffered buffeting and jostling.
That's the account of the NI Chelsea supporter, anyway.
Was it all just a storm in a teacup?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-31677122

[andy-hughes]

Well he would say that, wouldn't he?

[sandyRoe]

where have I heard that before? ^
Indeed he would.

[Svejk]

It was all a set-up. I'm big, ugly and white but I wouldn't get into a carriage with Newport County supporters, never mind Chelsea fans.

[andy-hughes]

"Good evening Mr Commuter. I appreciate that this is a train you catch regularly, and this is your city, and indeed your country, in which I am a temporary guest.

I have taken it upon myself to make a decision for you about the suitability of boarding this carriage - to wit, it is somewhat too full for you to board, and I am concerned about your health and safety.

Unfortunately I am not a fluent French speaker, so I am unable to convey my message of care and concern verbally, so I am obliged to do so physically, by preventing you from entering the carriage of your choice, even though the other carriages are full, and as a commuter, you will be perfectly used to squashing in for a couple of stops until the carriages empty a little.

Obviously my well-meaning push has not been understood, and you have again attempted to join the train, against my better judgement, so I feel the need to give you a hard shove to underline my care and concern for your welfare, and my colleagues, similarly concerned citizens and guests of your city and country, feel the need to move forward with angry faces, chanting racist slogans.

I would not of course with you to interpret these actions and chanting as being in any way threatening, or linked to your ethnicity - indeed, how could you come to such a conclusion when our concern was only ever for your welfare and security.

I look forward to visiting your country and city again, and I am sure that the behaviour of myself and my colleagues has done much to cement international relations between our two nations.

Vive le difference!! (Whatever that means!).

[Gromit]

Anyone wh has seen the video will know he is lying. Moments before, someone gets of the train so there has to be room for one more to get on. He actually gets on the train a couple of times, so there is space, they just don't want him there.
He claims he was just being helpful because there wasn't any room. Even if that were true (which it isn't) the manner in which he dealt with a member of the public fell well short of what you would expect from an ex-Policeman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBeeZVd6urI

[sandyRoe]

When Mr Barklie was an officer in the RUC he must have heard some far fetched yarns offered in mitigation. He might have answered them, in the parlance of NI, with: 'Do you think I came up the Lagan in a bubble?'.
Listening to his slant on the events of that evening, the same could be asked of him.

[andy-hughes]

Absolutely.

Mr Barkle needs to acquaint himself with the translation of the following -

"I was born at night ... but it wasn't last night!"

[Peter Pedant]

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It distresses me when someone who is meant to uphold the law, comes out with this awful BS

no not you Sandy, Mr Barklie

[Peter Pedant]

Presumably he ( Mr B ) is fighting to keep his job ....

[aelmpvw]

///doing the Frenchman a favour in not letting him board where he would have suffered buffeting and jostling. ///
the misunderstood chelsea brute obviously deserves an apology

[weecalf]

At least the chelsea supporters would not have had any bother with the spurs supporters yesterday as the spurs followers would have gone home early .

[Ric.ror]

Oh perhaps we all misheard the songs they were singing too

[andy-hughes]

Mr Barklie said "People behind me were pushing and he was pushed back off."

Er no, Mr Barklie, people we pushing and YOU pushed him off - the two events are not connected. Being pushed from behind does not generate the reflex action of raising your hands and pushing someone else, and then pushing them again more violently and stepping into the space they were trying to occupy - that is intimidation, and threatening body language.

There is another phrase your should familiarise yourself with - in English will do fine - When you are in a hole, stop digging!

[retrocop]

pp
I understand that Mr Barklie is EX RUC officer. If he was still serving he would be a Northern Ireland Police Service (NIPS) officer. I believe he works for some left wing World Quango Organisation now.

[andy-hughes]

retrocop - "I believe he works for some left wing World Quango Organisation now."

I understand Mr Barklie's employers are involved in human rights.

Can someone pass me the Irony Klaxon please?

Thank you.

WHAAAAAAARRRRRPPPPPPPPP!!!

[Gromit]

World Human Rights Forum

http://www.whrf.org/directors.html

I would like to be a fly on the wall at their next board meeting.

[Gromit]

The World Human Rights Forum seem like an odd bunch. The England representative, Lady Mya Amarise from Chigwell featured in this Guardian 'story'.

// Last month (July 2013), Lady Amarise, from Chigwell, was crowned Miss British Beauty Curve after going up against shapely ladies from all over Britain.


“I couldn’t believe it when I won. That gave me the confidence that I needed when I was put forward for the next competition. I had to talk about myself, there were swimwear rounds and it was quite scary.
changed for the single mother from Tomswood Road.

She said: “Now I am working on opening a salon but I have been asked to go to pageants in Miami, all over the place.

“I have had people contact me from Japan. At the moment I am focusing on attending all of the pageants that I am asked to go to. //

http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/10572589.Chigwell_woman_crowned_champion_of_national_beauty_pageant/

[SirOracle]

The duties of members of WHRF.

No.! The members of WHRF are bound to promote and protect human rights and values.

And this yob was a director. !!

[andy-hughes]

Can someone pass the Irony Klaxon over to SirOracle please - he is clearly in need of a blast on it as well!!

[Peter Pedant]

retro

once a cub always a cub ( never made it to Boy Scouts)

Interesting case in Brum in the nineties 86 cases were successfully appealed on the grounds of corruption in the serious crimes squad

[ some of them were pretty hilarious - an episode of crossroads had been taped over a police interview video ]

and it came up on appeal - if someone was fingered for corruption in 1989, does that mean any of his cases ( in this one 1985) cold also be appealed ?
( yes I would have thought, a look back at all this cases would be in order)
and their Lordships relieved themselves of a huge appeal burden by saying 'no' - no they said it was probably a one-off

I suppose you could say he was an ex policeman because he wasnt much good at it - I tended to the idea of 'jobs for the boys' The Great and Good must always have good jobs as expressed by Malcokm Rifkind