Fascinating read by @dpjhodges Shrien Dewani trial: Why are legal systems weighted in favour of those standing trial? http://fw.to/EYPxz2
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@JuliaHB1 In this case it's a lot of lawyers who think only lawyers can hold a view on this. And it has to be the same view as well. -
@DPJHodges which is strange since the actual verdicts are given by ordinary non-legally trained people on juries. Funny that, eh?
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@JuliaHB1@DPJHodges Because what you are discussing opens the door to state tyranny: some might prefer the protections of civilised society -
@Simon_Craven@JuliaHB1 You're right. What could be more tyrannical than letting a jury exercise their judgment. -
@DPJHodges@JuliaHB1 easy. Telling them they can base the judgement on opinion rather than demonstrated fact -
@Simon_Craven@JuliaHB1 So what would their opinion be based on a 51% evidential threshold. -
@DPJHodges stop bothering!
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