Talk:Christmas Humphreys

The Allegations "secret recording" part needs to be removed
"Writer Monica Weller has alleged that Humphreys manipulated evidence in the trial of Ruth Ellis, changing witness statements, in order to secure her conviction.[5]

In 1982 at the Buddhist Society in London, Ruth Ellis's son Andre McCallum secretly taped a conversation with Humphreys (Source: Ruth Ellis: My Sister's Secret Life, Andre McCallum) where he said the following[citation needed]: "As a barrister for 50 years I was just putting the facts of the actual murder. I knew nothing of the background and I didn't care." "So you still think there was an injustice in that she [Ruth Ellis] was found guilty of deliberate murder when she wasn't?" "It [mercy] never came into my mind because, you must understand, how we play in parts as if on a stage. I have my part to play. Defending counsel has his. The judge has his. The jury have theirs... Mercy never came into it. It was never suggested. It was never part of it. There could be no mercy in what seemed to be cold-blooded murder." "I think I said to the jury, 'Members of the jury this is to all intents and purposes a plea of guilty.' Ruth Ellis had actually pleaded not guilty at her trial in June 1955."

I feel sorry for Ruth Ellis's family but the secret recording part is pointless. By all means keep the allegations about him supposedly tampering with evidence but the secret recording part is merely describing how a prosecution barrister can present evidence before a jury. He's not claiming she pleaded guilty. —Preceding unsigned comment added by RichardBachUK (talk • contribs) 11:31, 4 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Agree. David Spector (user/talk) 14:51, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

Unlisted book
In 1968 I read a book by Christmas Humphreys titled just "Buddhism" (with no subtitle).

This title is not currently listed in his bibliography. Here is a picture I found of the same paperback edition that I read: [Https://www.etsy.com/listing/1169180088/buddhism-by-christmas-humphreys https://www.etsy.com/listing/1169180088/buddhism-by-christmas-humphreys].

Is this a separate book, or is it included in the bibliography, under perhaps a slightly different title? 2601:200:C000:1A0:7584:DC01:D5F:CA1C (talk) 01:17, 6 July 2022 (UTC)