In 1990 a stolen car raced through a checkpoint in Northern Ireland and was fired upon by private Lee Clegg of the Parachute regiment . Martin peake aged 17 was driving and Karen Reilly aged 18 a passenger were killed. Clegg was accused of excessive force as he fired a fourth bullet into the car when it was no longer a threat. he was convicted of murder and jailed for life in 1993.
Two years later he was freed on licence and a retrial cleared him, now Sergeant Clegg is to serve in Afghanistan.
I was wearing the same uniform as Clegg in 1990 and patrolling the same streets, it could of very well have been me firing at the car, the man was just doing his job and I think it was wrong to sentence him for a couple of idiot Spides in a stolen car. It was all politics that sent him to jail, Sinn Fein playing the sectarian card as the blacks would play the race card. Clegg took the token fall and now hes back, good on ya Sgt now go and kill some ragheads.
Two years later he was freed on licence and a retrial cleared him, now Sergeant Clegg is to serve in Afghanistan.
I was wearing the same uniform as Clegg in 1990 and patrolling the same streets, it could of very well have been me firing at the car, the man was just doing his job and I think it was wrong to sentence him for a couple of idiot Spides in a stolen car. It was all politics that sent him to jail, Sinn Fein playing the sectarian card as the blacks would play the race card. Clegg took the token fall and now hes back, good on ya Sgt now go and kill some ragheads.
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