| This is important on the government's removal of the presumption of innocence 17:26 - Feb 5 with 946 views | Steve_M |
It is an absolute disgrace that someone can be wrongfully convicted, serve years in prison and then not receive compensation afterwards.
https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/02/theres-no-presumption-of-innocence-for-the
* It was actually the previous government that introduced the legislation but guess which Home Secretary lay behind it. |  |
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| This is important on the government's removal of the presumption of innocence on 17:39 - Feb 5 with 903 views | Ewan_Oozami |
I wonder if the writer is "The Secret Barrister"? |  |
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| This is important on the government's removal of the presumption of innocence on 17:40 - Feb 5 with 899 views | Steve_M |
| This is important on the government's removal of the presumption of innocence on 17:39 - Feb 5 by Ewan_Oozami |
I wonder if the writer is "The Secret Barrister"? |
No, it's not. He's on Twitter as Barrister Blog and is also well worth following.
https://twitter.com/Barristerblog | |
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| This is important on the government's removal of the presumption of innocence on 17:58 - Feb 5 with 861 views | GlasgowBlue |
She really has a lot to answer for during her time as Home Secretary.
I'm amazed she lasted as long as she did as she was never seen as being a particularly successful Home Secretary. |  |
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| This is important on the government's removal of the presumption of innocence on 18:02 - Feb 5 with 843 views | Ewan_Oozami |
| This is important on the government's removal of the presumption of innocence on 17:40 - Feb 5 by Steve_M |
No, it's not. He's on Twitter as Barrister Blog and is also well worth following.
https://twitter.com/Barristerblog |
Ah yes I do follow them on Twitter and I've read their book - I just hope I never have to suffer the current justice system! | |
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| This is important on the government's removal of the presumption of innocence on 18:19 - Feb 5 with 825 views | XYZ |
Thanks, Steve. I'd only seen the headline and thought it was plainly unjust - I only got the detail from that article.
Given the inherent prejudices within the system I'd bet there's a race and class angle to this too.
As the article says, the policy sticks it's head up it's rear. They remain innocent under UK law unless there's a distinction I'm unaware of between a conviction being "unsafe" and "quashed".
I presume that the hearing to decide whether the complainant had proved he/ she didn't "do it" would have to be heard by a jury given the "criminal" degree of proof required.
My reading of the article was that May amended the 2004 ASBO Act - just adding the nasty party's touch to what was put there by Labour. |  | | |
| This is important on the government's removal of the presumption of innocence on 18:40 - Feb 5 with 788 views | Oldsmoker |
| This is important on the government's removal of the presumption of innocence on 17:58 - Feb 5 by GlasgowBlue |
She really has a lot to answer for during her time as Home Secretary.
I'm amazed she lasted as long as she did as she was never seen as being a particularly successful Home Secretary. |
I think she knows where the bodies are buried.
She's got dirt on every Tory MP especially Boris. |  |
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