I'd prefer a jury because as soon as you have "employees" deciding how long before government hand down targets, quotas and "guidance" watch the Pistorius trial, that's being tried under those very conditions There's pros and cons both ways but seeing as our unconditional tenet of Crown court trial is to be judged by our peers it's not likely to change anytime soon and having watched the barristers after Crown court chummy up to each other I wouldn't trust them any more than a banker, ie not at all I'd just like to say it's really refreshing to see some good honest opinions on such an important subject being discussed in such a brilliant manner on here thanks to everyone taking part
Good post, Rich, I guess I'm just living in the ideal world world where the Judiciary is truly independent of the Government...
Rape is the most difficult of crimes because of the wide range of victims.There is dragging a virgin off the street on one end of the scale to failing to pay a prostitute her "fee" at the other.Would anybody suggest that the penalty should be the same for both? I am pretty much in agreement with most that once he has done his sentence that's it.
