The Stockport Iniesta
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He's a repeat violent offender and rapist, serious scum like this should be off the streets for good.
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A machete attack to head doesn't count as attempted murder??
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blue b4 the moon
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A percentage of the general public are not fit for purpose to be on a jury, it's not their fault as it's the system however, the legal teams in general are fucking shite.I've done it twice, and had some very similar experiences.
One we were pretty certain the defendant was not mentally competent, and after he was found guilty, the judge pretty much seemed to agree with that by referring him for assessment.
There was one where two jurors read books in the jury room, having decided their verdict early on.
At least one case we may have been watching too much TV drama, as we couldn't work out why the charge was what it was, and why an obvious point was addressed.
About 2/3 of the jurors were people I'd be happy with having on a jury!
I do like the Secret Barrister, he's usually precise in his statements, as long as people don't reinterpret them to suit themselves.
In my working life I spent many hours in court on the good guys side both prosecution & defense in most cases didn't have a clue what the actual case was about. All too busy scoring points of law.
We used to accept that once we'd got a case to court that was a result as beyond that it became a lottery.
Magicpole
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I was surprised he had already committed two other machete attacks.
Were they hoping he would give it up? Just move on? The guy is obviously mentally ill, and should have been confined. It makes you wonder how many other similar types are cutting about. Literally.
Were they hoping he would give it up? Just move on? The guy is obviously mentally ill, and should have been confined. It makes you wonder how many other similar types are cutting about. Literally.
mexico1970
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Sounds like a candidate for slipping in the shower and not waking up.
Mad Eyed Screamer
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Are you Arsene Wenger?I saw the attack on the news but missed it.
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Tim of the Oak
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Too scared to upset certain groups.
Cockney Rastafarians with a Muslim name lol
Blue Til Death
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In Hyde a machete attack to the head is called courting .....!
stonerblue
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Yeah, them cockerneys can be very touchyCockney Rastafarians with a Muslim name lol
On the issue of jury service;
I served in 2016 at Manchester Crown Court. An allegation of sexual assault against a man by his ex girlfriend.
The case should never have got to court. The Police were woeful in their evidence, to the point where photo evidence clearly backed the man rather than the woman. How it ever got to Crown Court I'll never know. We returned an innocent decision less than 15 mins after going for deliberations.
It was a complete waste of public time and money.
I served in 2016 at Manchester Crown Court. An allegation of sexual assault against a man by his ex girlfriend.
The case should never have got to court. The Police were woeful in their evidence, to the point where photo evidence clearly backed the man rather than the woman. How it ever got to Crown Court I'll never know. We returned an innocent decision less than 15 mins after going for deliberations.
It was a complete waste of public time and money.
nellyonthewing
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The Law should be changed so that any prior convictions in the past 5 years are read out before a Verdict and Sentence is put down. we're too fuckin soft..