Didn't this happen about a year ago? Or is this just the start of the case that they announced then? I'm sure there was the same debate on this forum.
I don't understand why you couldn't still have a jury, but a secret jury at a secret location watching video of the trial. That has to be much better than just leaving it up to a judge.
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostNo, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 provided for trial without a jury in two circumstances: complex fraud trials, and cases where there is a significant risk of jury tampering. In this case, a previous trial was halted because of jury tampering.Damn good job I didn't go into a 1,500 word rant about it.
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostI thought the government brought in the option to run a trial without a jury as part of its anti-terrorism changes.
As for the rights and wrongs of the matter, Marcel Berlins, lawyer and journalist, had an interesting think piece about it in The Grauniad yesterday.
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostDo away with juries and shoot bag snatchers on sight. This discourages criminals and soon there will be none left as only 10% of innocent people get killed. With a telescopic rifle muggers can be taken out from roof-top 0.5 kilometres away. People like me should be special martial who pass sanity test and have certificate licence allowing to kill without trial. I would leave country is this sane policy is not implemented and whoever banned pepper spray should also be shot.
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Do away with juries and shoot bag snatchers on sight. This discourages criminals and soon there will be none left as only 10% of innocent people get killed. With a telescopic rifle muggers can be taken out from roof-top 0.5 kilometres away. People like me should be special martial who pass sanity test and have certificate licence allowing to kill without trial. I would leave country is this sane policy is not implemented and whoever banned pepper spray should also be shot.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostClarkson wrote a good argument about why trial-by-jury is not exactly a big deal. I don't have time to find it, maybe someone else knows it? Will post later if I remember.
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostI thought the government brought in the option to run a trial without a jury as part of its anti-terrorism changes.
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Clarkson wrote a good argument about why trial-by-jury is not exactly a big deal. I don't have time to find it, maybe someone else knows it? Will post later if I remember.
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But they can afford coppers to be stood outside the several empty houses of his majesty Tone.
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Trial by jury on its way out?
I thought the government brought in the option to run a trial without a jury as part of its anti-terrorism changes.
It hasn't taken long for that to get 'expanded'. Link.Tags: None
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