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« on: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 14:41:21 » |
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Found innocent.
Adds weight to the argument the accused in these cases should not be named until sentence passed. The accuser was not in court so I suspect she saw it coming.
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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 14:46:47 » |
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Ive never understood why the accused is named in cases like this?
Poor fuckers lifes ruined even though not guilty
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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 14:49:48 » |
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Poor fuckers lifes ruined even though not guilty
Exactly. Surely the way to stop this, is to simply mirror the prison sentence he would have received and give that to the spurious accuser. Won't happen mind. |
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Arriba
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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 14:59:36 » |
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His word against hers. Down to who the jury believes. Jeremy Kyle would get the truth
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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 15:45:20 » |
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Surely the way to stop this, is to simply mirror the prison sentence he would have received and give that to the spurious accuser. Won't happen mind.
Problem is, a lot of rape cases come down to the same as Arriba says- one persons word against another any very limited circumstantial evidence, with no other witnesses. You can't prove that the accuser is making a false accusation and it's likely that many of them aren't, but you can't prove beyond reasonable doubt that the rape occurred either. The rape conviction rate is very low compared to other crimes ( http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/apr/23/rape-conviction-rate-high - 63% is an all time high), and I suspect (although can't prove for obvious reasons) that 37% of rape cases are not false accusations. |
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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 19:06:11 » |
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I assume the reference is to Boris and Samantha Cameron?
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TheMajorSTFC
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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 19:07:33 » |
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Wonder if he'll return to Corrie, and if so how soon...
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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 19:58:11 » |
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 Wonder if he'll return to Corrie, and if so how soon...
Depends if he can buy back his tool kit from cash converters.....
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #9 on: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 20:16:18 » |
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His word against hers. Down to who the jury believes. Jeremy Kyle would get the truth
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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 20:58:46 » |
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I assume the reference is to Boris and Samantha Cameron?
I don't think so. |
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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 06:27:52 » |
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I assume the reference is to Boris and Samantha Cameron?
No, "contempt of court" is a big clue. |
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"We perform the duties of freemen; we must have the privileges of freemen ..."
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 08:39:39 » |
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No, "contempt of court" is a big clue.
Im gonna need more than that. |
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You're my incurable malady. I miss the pleasure of your company.
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« Reply #13 on: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 18:45:47 » |
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Im gonna need more than that.
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