Cousins of the McPherson Clan

The Smith Clan is one of the many cousins of the Scottish McPherson Clan (alternate spelling Macpherson). The slogan of this clan is "Touch not the cat bot a glove." The word "bot" means without. The cat is the McPherson clan member themselves and the saying is interpreted as a warning, "Watch out, we McPherson's are tough and the claw that scratches you back, only looks like a soft pad. Therein the cat's claw lie sharp nails that can hurt you."
While the McPherson slogan is fierce, the significance of this clan's history lies in the judicious system. The McPherson judge that changed justice's double jeopardy (you cannot be tried for the same crime) twice by reexamining the evidence of the Stephen Lawrence's murder case and finding that the racial prejudice that was evident in the case, needed to be dealt with properly and the case retried in 2003.

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