Nonsense!And for a bit of light relief this wonderful photo of the crowd outside Strangeways prison in the 1930s on the day of a hanging. Look at all the happy faces...all knowing that they are safe and secure within Britain's mighty Empire where punishment is justly served. Even the policemen are laughing. This was when the police were with us, not against us.
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What a contrast to the scene outside Strangeways nowadays.
Manchester folk had formed outside court each morning, jostling for a place in the public gallery.
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