know that the stephen lawrence investigation, the initial investigations, were marred as sir william macphersonby professionally incompetence, racism and failures of leadership. we know that. pinning it on individual officers to the point at which you can put that evidence into court before a jury is quite another matter. anotherfactor, and i don't know whether this came into the reasoning of the cbs, but it's a possibility, is the age of these four former officers. they, possibility, is the age of these fourformer officers. they, ithink, are in their70s, fourformer officers. they, ithink, are in their 70s, may almost be 80 years old and it may be that their health and age may have been a factor in the cps decision. we don't know yet because we haven't seen the statements from them, but that may have been an extra consideration as well. in have been an extra consideration as well. , ., , ., , well. in terms of where this leaves the metropolitan _ well. in terms of where this leaves the metropolitan police _ well. in terms of where this leaves the metropolitan police and - well. in terms of wher