@D_N_F_R_FOREVER@visegrad24 I don’t know the makeup of the jury. But do note that a jury did convict one of the defendants for the assaults on two of the officers. https://t.co/a4TXoPR5AG
@Desert_Raider9@visegrad24 Umm, the defendant was convicted for the assault on two of the female police officers. It may be helpful to read the articles.
I have recently completed jury service - not ideal timing immediately after launching a national political party, but there we go.
Having seen the system from the inside, I can see it needs a fundamental overhaul.
The way jurors are treated by the staff and the process is appalling. Decent taxpaying men and women doing their civic duty are not properly compensated and are constantly messed around.
Losing time and money. There one day, nothing happens. The next, nothing happens. It’s unclear, confusing and disrespectful to working men and women.
I absolutely believe in the jury trial, and voted to defend it in Parliament.
But like so much else wrong with the state, the system needs tearing apart and starting again - giving the jurors more respect and compensation. I don’t care, I don’t need the money. It’s the self-employed men and women losing thousands who I worry about. I spoke to several who were going to be significantly out of pocket. That is just wrong.
Time wasted, badly planned, and put the accused at the centre of the process. Strong confirmation to me that the law is now half a cut above itself!
I will be raising my experience in Parliament in the hope to improve the system.
The judge’s name who demanded I attend?
Rupert Lowe.
You couldn’t make it up.
The right of an individual to “the lawful judgment of his equals” was enshrined in the Magna Carta of 1215.
Jury trials form part of the bedrock of our democracy.
It would be a historic mistake to limit them now.
My piece for @Telegraph 👇🏿
https://t.co/uVUib8ubWW
Burglars Rahmat Khan Mohammadi, 23, and Mohammed Bilal Hotak, 27, who used the dating app Grindr to trick victims into letting them into their homes, have been jailed at Isleworth Crown Court for five years and three and a half years respectively.
Concerns for safety can be legitimate, but celebrating division is another. If communities can’t attend a football match together, that is not a cause for celebration it is a failure of policing and community cohesion. This kind of tone only stokes tensions, not eases them.
I welcome the news that Maccabi Tel Aviv fans will not be permitted to watch the match at Aston Villa! Well done to all those that signed our petition!