@AndrewGillies9@ABridgen Why would you need to tell me or why do I need to check? The convict rapist Russell Brand has already been jailed. Justice was served .
@AndrewGillies9@ABridgen I was not on the jury nor am I am trial.
If you feel the UK court system isn't up to scratch just because a convict rapist is jailed, then lobby your MP to change it.
@AndrewGillies9@ABridgen The specific wording "beyond reasonable doubt" is now being phased out in favour of the simpler "you must be sure."
The Jury were sure he raped some one and not sure he raped 2 other people.
Is that simple enough for you?
@AndrewGillies9@ABridgen Acquitted on 3 counts (2 rape, 1 attempted indecent assault), the jury was not sure on those.
Same jury, same defendant, same trial, but they drew the line at a different point for different counts. That's the "sure" standard doing exactly what it's supposed to do.
@AndrewGillies9@ABridgen The jury at Russell Brand case was instructed to convict only if they were sure of guilt. And the verdict is actually a pretty clear illustration of how that standard works in practice
@AndrewGillies9@ABridgen So we have had this system for nearly 300 years, it became uniformly applied through the 19th century.
This is the highest standard of proof in the legal system, requiring that there is no reasonable alternative explanation for the evidence presented.
BUT now you think is wrong..
@AndrewGillies9@ABridgen You are delusional but luckily we have more intelligent within the public who can serve on a jury and discern beyond a reasonable doubt who are reliable witness' and who is a proven liar.
@AndrewGillies9@ABridgen "Hey remember when Andrew told us how he was brutally raped by a famous person 15 years ago in graphic detail and how he nearly had a nervous breakdow"
"Did he...wow, you'd think I'd remember that story but it completely slipped my mind"
@AndrewGillies9@ABridgen If someone came for me with a story of how they were anally raped, I would remember that for the rest of my life.
I you saying you would just forget something so awful?
@rustyrockets That is all hearsay.
Have you got any actual evidence of that happening to The convicted rapist Russell Brand? Any CCTV or physical evidence or corroborating witness' because you have set a high bar and this seems like a he-said situation?
@ADreamofBeing@ruskienboots@dailystar Also the The High Court case was David Walliams's application for the actual injunction against The Guardian and ITN.
What are these imaginary "ongoing court cases" you have claimed?