Posted on 03/12/2010 11:27:16 AM PST by Niuhuru
They probably tracked him to the edge of the Muslim neighbor hood and stopped.
You would expect to read stuff like this in Alice in Wonderland!
Where’s Cromwell when we need him?
Seems too many value criminal rights over victims rights.
Its a trend coming to the US....note the recent push to end the Death Penalty in many US states....all in the guise of a few innocents being wrongly convicted (instead of fixing the justice system....liberals instead reward criminals)
Pity he didn’t think to lace a couple of beers with cyanide and then leave them out for the yobs to steal. Once the yobs are dead it’s not like anyone would care about them anyway.
I don't see these names though, just a scare story "what if".
There have been dozens in recent years who were sentenced to life in prison without parole only to die there and later be proven innocent of the charges.
The REAL solution is to end prosecutorial abuse. A workforce who run the courts for employment and revenue rather than justice.
Some prosecutors/judges seek higher office and want to come out as being "tough on crime" clearing murder and rape cases off the books even when the evidence doesn't support conviction.
The standard of conviction in a criminal case is the preponderance of evidence. It is a much higher standard than civil court where you only need 51% of the evidence to point to being guilty.
Criminals in Britain are a “protected minority.”
Actually, the "preponderance of evidence" standard is used for civil cases, not criminal. The standard for criminal cases is "guilt beyond a reasonable doubt".
Thanks for the correction of terms. You’re right.
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