Albert Dryden

[mawky brockett]

24 years ago this week he shot the man from the council dead over his protracted planning dispute. he was the first man to murder someone on national TV.

He's had 4 parole hearings turned down and he remains in prison.

""FREE Albert Dryden" posters on cars were not an uncommon sight in the Derwentside area during the days and weeks after he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder in the full glare of publicity of planning officer Harry Collinson"

Wonder if theres any sympathy left in Consett for the old maniac

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[Big Duke Six]

I understand that planning officer was considered a bit of a knob?

 

[Deleted User 11453]

He wrote some canny poetry anarl. Who says that criminals are wasted when they spend time in prison?

 

[mawky brockett]

I understand that planning officer was considered a bit of a knob?

the gun proved mightier than the clipboard.

 

[General Zod]

I understand that planning officer was considered a bit of a knob?

Not sure how relevant that is. Being a bit of a knob does not mean you should be executed. Half of the country would be wiped out if that was the case

 

[Big Duke Six]

Not sure how relevant that is. Being a bit of a knob does not mean you should be executed. Half of the country would be wiped out if that was the case

Indeed.

 

[mawky brockett]

Somebody certainly misjudged the situation.

 

[Dogbark]

The planning officer comes across as rather smug up until his last breath.

 

[Falconhoof]

Know a lad who was in Durham at the same time and he said he was mad as a box of frogs

 

[Deleted User 17809]

24 years ago this week he shot the man from the council dead over his protracted planning dispute. he was the first man to murder someone on national TV.

He's had 4 parole hearings turned down and he remains in prison.

""FREE Albert Dryden" posters on cars were not an uncommon sight in the Derwentside area during the days and weeks after he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder in the full glare of publicity of planning officer Harry Collinson"

Wonder if theres any sympathy left in Consett for the old maniac

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How come he had a gun?

They're illegal.

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Hopefully stay where he is and die in there. Hasn't shown an ounce of remorse or sympathy for the victims family.

 

[Botchie]

Killed someone for doing his job. Leave him to rot I say.

 

[Dogbark]

How come he had a gun?

They're illegal.

Handguns were legal back then.

 

[Marty Moose]

Did he not shoot tony belmont up the arse as well as he tried to scarper?

 

[seaham77]

Should have been hung. Regardless of what people think of council burocracy, you can't go round shooting people.

 

[super-niall]

There's a few planners I'd gladly shoot like.

 

[Dogbark]

Should have been hung. Regardless of what people think of council burocracy, you can't go round shooting people.

Apparently you can.

 

[percy]

Why the fuck would anyone stand in front of a bloke pointing a gun. Don't mind a game of poker mesel but that was the worst call of bluff i have ever seen.

 

[safc78]

Why the fuck would anyone stand in front of a bloke pointing a gun. Don't mind a game of poker mesel but that was the worst call of bluff i have ever seen.

Yeah this

What he did was wrong but surely the people who got shot only have themselves to blame. They should have legged it, armed response would have been there sooner rather than later and took him down.

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

Am glad he is still in prison me