Despite what the lead detective says there was corruption,bribery and Freemasonry deeply embedded in the Brinks Mat investigation.
After Noye stabbed DC Fordham a dozen or more times with a pitchfork(imagine the force needed to do that) whilst he was allegedly being held down by two other people never convicted the Met,not surprisingly,took the job rather more seriously and being in the same Lodge as Investigating Officers no longer gave him a free pass.
The laws of libel prevent me from mentioning the DPP's office and its role in giving him a get out of jail card.
Fortunately it didn't work for him regarding his next murder.
Neither Noye,the late 'Goldfinger' nor any of the robbers were chirpy working - class heroes,merely ruthless thugs the majority of whom were never caught.
Those that were jailed were quick to broker a deal with the Filth but unfortunately for them they couldn't access their swag as the other robbers had nicked it.
I often came across men like these in my career in the Met,visited their sometimes palatial sylvan homes but never forgot their wealth and influence was bought at the cost of fear and pain for ordinary 'civilians' or 'Mugs' as they referred to them.
People like you and me.
The BBC as so often,chose to present them as they would have chosen to present themselves, victims of Thatcherism.
In truth they were fierce proponents of greed and selfishness.
Instead of producing a harsh true - life account of a deadly crime they have come up with a kind of 'Carry on Robbing'.
I knew DC Fordham from his time on C11. He has never got justice and I never thought the Met were happy with the way things played out.
'Goldfinger'upset the wrong people too often and was shot in the garden of his particular palatial mansion.
Others might wellk learn from that.
After Noye stabbed DC Fordham a dozen or more times with a pitchfork(imagine the force needed to do that) whilst he was allegedly being held down by two other people never convicted the Met,not surprisingly,took the job rather more seriously and being in the same Lodge as Investigating Officers no longer gave him a free pass.
The laws of libel prevent me from mentioning the DPP's office and its role in giving him a get out of jail card.
Fortunately it didn't work for him regarding his next murder.
Neither Noye,the late 'Goldfinger' nor any of the robbers were chirpy working - class heroes,merely ruthless thugs the majority of whom were never caught.
Those that were jailed were quick to broker a deal with the Filth but unfortunately for them they couldn't access their swag as the other robbers had nicked it.
I often came across men like these in my career in the Met,visited their sometimes palatial sylvan homes but never forgot their wealth and influence was bought at the cost of fear and pain for ordinary 'civilians' or 'Mugs' as they referred to them.
People like you and me.
The BBC as so often,chose to present them as they would have chosen to present themselves, victims of Thatcherism.
In truth they were fierce proponents of greed and selfishness.
Instead of producing a harsh true - life account of a deadly crime they have come up with a kind of 'Carry on Robbing'.
I knew DC Fordham from his time on C11. He has never got justice and I never thought the Met were happy with the way things played out.
'Goldfinger'upset the wrong people too often and was shot in the garden of his particular palatial mansion.
Others might wellk learn from that.