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Originally Posted by Laz116
I think it's a sound principle of the law only to punish the actions that a person HAS done
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Originally Posted by Laz116
So you have given up the notion of a fair trial conducted by the state.
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Unfortunately, whilst I suspect many, or maybe even most, people believe people should be punished for the crimes they have committed, there are an awful lot who don't see that justice being meted out by the law, and have long ago given up on the notion of a fair trial.
And I'm talking about in so-called "civilised" countries, too.
I'm not, at this point, going to list my own personal grievances with the law as it is and isn't applied in the UK, mostly because looking up all the relevant references will take too long - it's 02:45 here, I have work tomorrow and I should be going to sleep (minor rant - I've been feeling shattered all day, so how come at 11pm tonight I suddenly felt wide awake?). But if anyone's truly interested, I'll dig some of them up over the weekend.
The law, to quote a Dickens character, is an ass (no offence, Ricky).