Ten Commandment breakers, a Scottish tale. Quiz

Answer: Wilson shot three policemen.

During the bank raid, Howard Wilson shot and killed two policemen and seriously injured a third, confining the injured officer to a wheel chair for the rest of his life. Wilson plead guilty and received life imprisonment. He was released after 33 years and is now an author. So the worship of the false God - money - led to his downfall and also the breach of the sixth commandment.
(Author, Tedbhoy)

Answer: Michelle McManus

Michelle appeared to be lampooned by Peter Kay with his character Geraldine McQueen on the spoof "Britain's got the Pop Factor". Michelle wasn't offended in the slightest taking it in good heart and commenting "He's a big guy. I'm a big girl, put a wig on him and he really did look like me on Pop Idol. Just look at the album cover."
(Author, BillMcC)

Answer: 1843

In November 1843, book seller Thomas Paterson became the last person to be convicted of blasphemy in Scotland when he was sentenced to fifteen months imprisonment. Nowadays it would appear almost impossible to be prosecuted for blasphemy in Christian terms in modern society. Fife police refused to take any action in 2004 after a complaint in St. Andrews about the play "Corpus Christi" which depicted Christ as a homosexual.

In January 2005, the B.B.C. received over 6300 complaints after airing "Jerry Springer the Musical" and a private prosecution leading from it failed even after an appeal to the High Court. (Author, BillMcC)

Answer: The first ferry to run on a Sunday

The first ferry to run between Ullapool on the mainland and Stornaway on the Isle of Lewis was the cause of all the protest. The Lewis protesters were members of the Free Church of Scotland (colloquially referred to as the "wee frees") who maintain a strict interpretation of Biblical teachings.

The ferry company Caledonian McBrayne had been approached by the Equality and Human Rights commission, suggesting it was a breach of the Equality Act of 2006. The company sought legal advice which was, that it would be illegal to refuse to run a ferry service because of the religious views of only a part of the community.

Despite vociferous opposition from the Lord's Day Observance Society and other parties including the "wee frees" and after prolonged debate in the media, the ferry service commenced on 19th July 2009. (Author, Maygrayuk)

Answer: To have his body flesh boiled and his bones carried in battle against the Scots

Edward the second completely ignored his father's dying wishes, which were said to be that his flesh was to be boiled from his bones and his bones to be carried in battle against the Scots, who he loved to hate. Also his heart was to be buried in the Holy Land. His son turned for home after his father's death without giving battle and buried Edward in Westminster Abbey, heart, bones, flesh and all. Edward Junior returned to Scotland seven years later without his father's bones and was defeated at the battle of Bannockburn.
(Author, Tedbhoy)

Answer: Bible John

Bible John has never been identified and the murders are unsolved. The convictions for murder of Peter Tobin in 2007 and 2008 for similar killings has led to speculation that he is Bible John. Tobin is also a suspect in several other murders. He left Glasgow in 1969, the year the murders ceased.
(Author, Bridie)

Answer: The Duchess of Argyll

There was apparently photographic evidence of the Duchess with another man. The man was headless in the pictures and so his real identity remains a mystery. To commit adultery with a headless man, how strange!
(Author, BillMcC)

Answer: Theft of bottles of water

Seven thousand bottles of water and four thousand lucozade gels went missing from stations on a six mile stretch. This put the health of the competitors at risk as it was a particularly hot day. Emergency replacements had to be brought in. As far as I know the reward was never claimed.
(Author, Tedbhoy)

Answer: Ulrika Johnson

Ulrika Johnson would not co-operate with the police investigation and at no time did she accuse Leslie. Unfortunately for John several other women did accuse him of sexual offences and he was charged in 2002 with two counts of sexual assault. The charges were dropped in 2003.

In 2005 in an attempt to make light of the original incident, John Leslie and Matthew Wright appeared together on the Bo Selecta Christmas video "Proper Crimbo". In 2008 John was again arrested as a result of new alleged rape accusations, he was released without charge. John Leslie's television career never recovered from the original accusations and he is now a property developer in Edinburgh. (Author, BillMcC)

Answer: Lord Derry Irvine (Cupid QC)

Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg PC QC, born in Inverness in 1940 is known as Derry Irvine. He studied Scots Law at the University of Glasgow where he befriended Donald Dewar. After studying English Law at Cambridge he was called "to the bar" in 1967.

He became a QC and head of chambers in 1981 and was responsible for matchmaking with two of his pupils, Tony Blair and Cherie Booth. At their wedding he dubbed himself "Cupid QC." In the late 1960s Dewar's wife Alison left him for Irvine.

The two ex friends remained unreconciled even though they later served in the same Cabinet. (Author, Jonnygroat)