Alan Hall penned by Gary McCormick

[jackford]

Well said Gary...

  Arthur Easton was stabbed to death in his Akld home.


2 blocks away Alan Halls life was going to change.

The attacker was R/handed, the witness saw a Māori man, Alan is L/handed but that did not meet the plan.

Alan was detained for a long interrogation, 23hrs by all accounts to get an explanation.

Alan asked for a lawyer but that wasn’t forthcoming. The very last thing good cops need is a lawyer asking questions.

It was Alan’s Mum who discovered the lie, she found the original witness file. The one hidden from Alan’s lawyers when they went to trial

Now the symbol of justice is a beautiful woman with a mask across her eyes, why is that we ask, is she smirking or hiding a smile?

Her servants of the justice dept had a laugh; presented with the truth, they shrugged & said that’s tough.

For you cannot go to dinner parties in Kelvin or Parnell thinking of poor old Alan rotting in his cell.

For what is Alan Hall but an ordinary man he is dust to mighty man they who forge the change.

Then there is that letter written from Alan’s cell, Been thinking of you Mother hope all is well. 

All is not well Alan Hall the truth has had its out.

   One innocent man imprisoned opens the door to doubt.

[Lilith7]

I'd like tio see those police responsible for altering/suppressing evidence prosecuted for their crime; this type of thing needs to be strongly discouraged & this man's experience does also raise the question of how often has this happened.