Unfortunately in Northern Ireland, several British Forces lads were taken to court for defending themselves, others and Queen & Country...............
Without seeing all of the evidence (which none of us have) it's impossible to reach a considered verdict.
Why do people say that? Are the Scottish particularly good at evading justice? And don't you lot start on me again with all the OJ stuff I did bugger all
I bet that's what Mr Simpson said Anyway, Re. things being Scot Free, wiki.answers says: The expression is "scot-free", and it originates from Old English scotfreo "exempt from royal tax," from scot "royal tax," from Old Norse skot "contribution", and freo "exempt". More background at: Online Etymology Dictionary