It seems pretty undemocratic that someone could be sued for saying that they believe the testimony someone gave in a Court case.
If the verdict had gone the other way I wouldnt want to see the lads on TFK in trouble for saying the accused was into it at the start.
Aodhan OâRiordanâs an awful cunt though. From James Connolly to that wee snot, The sad story of the Irish left. Whatâs OâRiordanâs schooling? Itâs not on Wikipedia. Whoâs this college educated Labour councilor to be calling someone elseâs smug and middle-class.
Youâd get dizzy in this country from spinning round to look at all the cunts.
@KOS1987 why do you think the jury acquitted on all counts? What is your opinion? (Taking into consideration that the conviction rate for rape is higher than other crimes, which would indicate the system works better in rape trials)
Can someone tell me the changes that the protesters want to rape trials? All i heard is whinging and moaning that rape trials are unfair but no suggestions?
In the case of this trial all the evidence was heard and based on that the jury made their decision regardless of whether the people were dickheads or not the evidence was not there. This is the same for any trial and the burden should always be on the prosecution considering it is peoples liberty that is at stake. People seem to be forgetting that.
How could they define which of the defendants were lying with four false statements? Too much doubt. The misogyny used by the barristers and their ignorance of rape and how rape victims should act is damaging. Did you read the jurors online comments?
Reform, grand, but the system is already different in the South than up North. What specifically do these protesters want? They donât know, apart from a slightly better atmosphere.
But even about the atmosphere, theyâre commenting on Twitter about examine the accuser but twitter comments were the whole problem in the first place. Once you have people on social media analyzing / commenting the background of the goys does that not naturally lend itself to a counter-examination of their accuser? And then tribalism/ divisiveness? Especially encouraged by a minority of nuts on each side. Thatâs what happened on TFK anyway.
Perhaps legal representation for victims. They meet with the prosecution team one day beforehand, thatâs it. She is alone. Perhaps character witnesses for victims. Perhaps not a two year wait for a trial. Perhaps not blaming on why a victim was there and implying being in a bedroom constitutes sex. Perhaps a gender balanced jury.
