On Mar 28, 3:42=A0pm, "Janitor of Lunacy" wrote:
> "Meta" wrote in message
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> news:d516c198-c8d6-4363-9f50-ec4dacc3c242@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 28, 2:57 pm, "Janitor of Lunacy" wrote:
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> > "Noel O'Gara" wrote in message
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> > You really haven't a clue about the realities of the criminal justice
> > system, do you?
>
> I would like to hear more about the realities of the criminal justice
> system.
>
> 1. Read a report in the local newspaper of an upcoming trial in your area
> 2. Go to the trial and listen to all the evidence. See how it compares wit=
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> what you have read in the press
> 3. During the trial and after the judgement, read the following day's
> papers. How far, if at all, does what is reported match what you yourself
> heard?
> 4. Consider the subtexts that even you present at that trial have not been=
> made privy to; the internal police & CPS memoranda & minutes of meetings;
> the edited version presented to the court by the prosecution; and the
> limited facilities made available to the defence, largely because they hav=
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> dim clients, to garner a plausible defence case. Disclosure may be a lot
> better than it was 30 years ago, but it's still by no means perfect.
> 5. Been there, done that. Got the red bag and the gown to prove it. Not
> interested in the wig.
> 6. It can be a filthy business but so is life. The truth can be irrelevant=
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> Get used to it.
> 7. O'Gara and his supporters don't realise any of this. End of case.
Excellent advice. I think I shall have a go at it, couldn't hurt.
Thank you for the information, it has been duly noted. |