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The stories of this period took an increasingly condemnatory tone pertaining to contemporary court decisions concerning the rights of the accused, which often involved Tracy being frustrated by legal technicalities.

For example, having caught a gang of diamond thieves red-handed, Tracy was forced to let them walk because he could not prove, beyond reasonable doubt, that the diamonds were stolen.

As he saw the thieves get off without penalty, Tracy was heard to grumble, " Yes, under today's interpretation of the laws, it seems it's the police who are handcuffed!