now having only quickly scan-read that,i do and don't agree with it. i think it's in the public interest,not just because of what they did,but the outcry when so much time and money and effort was spent on their new identities etc and the whole "oh,they're "cured"" mentality the home office had about them. now it turns out venables has repeatadly broken conditions and if the accusation today as to what he's been pulled back in for are true,then he really is 1 sick sick puppy... they can't really expect people not to ask questions for a case that was as high profile as this,and they're talkin bout changing his identity again for the trial....imho....f**k that,he just lost the rights granted him when he got his release at 18 and should be tried as venables... just my opinion on a speed-read post :P damn work gettin in the way lol
When they published the rumours about the charge, my first thought was "Oh, so how are they going to find an unbiased jury now"?
For better or worse, one of the tenets of the UK justice system are that you are tried on the strength of the evidence supporting that prosecution. If found guilty, the prosecution can bring up previous convictions at the time of sentencing.
If its felt that this needs to be changed then that is one thing. I agree though that if it needs to be changed, then it needs to be changed for everyone, not just the guys that hit the press.
exactly,although i think previous form of the nature he has needs to be brought into play well before the verdict is given,otherwise it may not come to light when declared not guilty for whatever whimsical excuse passed through the jurys collective that day.you know what i mean :P
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Being selective in the process of picking a jury is a bit tricky when some idiot newspaper has blurted everything out. When I did jury service in Newport/Cardiff there were probably about forty five people in the jury lounge at the start of the day, from which a pool of I think fifteen were picked for each pool. What're the chances that you can find twelve people in that fifteen (or that forty five) who haven't heard of the case
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i think it's in the public interest,not just because of what they did,but the outcry when so much time and money and effort was spent on their new identities etc and the whole "oh,they're "cured"" mentality the home office had about them.
now it turns out venables has repeatadly broken conditions and if the accusation today as to what he's been pulled back in for are true,then he really is 1 sick sick puppy...
they can't really expect people not to ask questions for a case that was as high profile as this,and they're talkin bout changing his identity again for the trial....imho....f**k that,he just lost the rights granted him when he got his release at 18 and should be tried as venables...
just my opinion on a speed-read post :P damn work gettin in the way lol
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For better or worse, one of the tenets of the UK justice system are that you are tried on the strength of the evidence supporting that prosecution. If found guilty, the prosecution can bring up previous convictions at the time of sentencing.
If its felt that this needs to be changed then that is one thing. I agree though that if it needs to be changed, then it needs to be changed for everyone, not just the guys that hit the press.
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