Liverpool - what do we now know?

Well well, it looks like when a 53 year old WHITE man allegedly carries out a crime, Mersey Police are quick to name and shame him!

Yesterday saw the identity of the alleged suspect splashed across the media as Police revealed what they know. Police have stated that Paul Doyle, 53 and from West Derby in Liverpool, has been charged with seven offences after the car crash in Liverpool on Monday He faces six charges related to grievous bodily harm, and one count of dangerous driving

It is understood Doyle is a local businessman and a father-of-three - he will appear in Liverpool Magistrates' Court later today. Former Royal Marine Doyle, has been charged over the Liverpool crash with dangerous driving, causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, wounding with intent to cause GBH, and attempted GBH

Police say 79 people were hurt on Monday, and seven remain in hospital The youngest victim was nine years old, the oldest was 78.

Isn’t it grand we get to see him and have some information about his background? Compare that to the SIX MONTHS we had to wait for the same details and IMAGE of Axel Rudakubana. A cynic might think that this was a doubly standard and one wonders had the alleged suspect been of a different ethnicity would the Police have been so enthusiastic to provide such details.

There is much we still don’t understand such as WHY he allegedly carried out this brutal drive? The Police initially suggested drug-driving as a possible cause. Is this likely? Perhaps. If he was on drugs, which drugs do they suspect him of taking? I note that the Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has recently called for the decriminalisation of cannabis. Is this something that Labour will push through

There is no legal limit for cannabis. The legal limit of 2 micrograms applies only to THC - the psychoactive component of cannabis. To illustrate how low this is - the legal limit for alcohol is approximately 400,000 times greater than for THC.

It would be useful to find details of which drugs, if any, were detected in the suspects body. If drugs were not involved, why say it?

Transparency is key to gaining public trust and in this regard Mersey Police appear to have been pretty clear with us. The test will be the next time we see a similar incident and the ethnicity is different, will the same alacrity from the Police be there.

The Liverpool Football anthem is “You’ll never walk alone” and I sincerely hope that all of these injured in this *attack* get back on their feet as soon as possible.

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