Posted on 12/01/2025 6:53:14 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
Freedom of speech will be under even greater threat if the British government is able to do away with jury trials for almost all cases because legal studies show a judge sitting alone is far more likely to convict defendants in free speech than juries, the Free Speech Union warns.
The Free Speech Union warns the United Kingdom risks losing “a check on governmental power and arbitrary justice” in “the biggest assault on our liberties in 800 years” if the government is able to push ahead this week with plans said to be looking at abolishing the right to a trial by jury in all but the most serious cases, such as murder, rape, terrorism, and others. For many other criminal cases where defendants face considerable jail time, the chance to have their guilt assessed by their peers hangs in the balance as Justice Secretary David Lammy looks for a cut-cost way to clear a backlog in cases, and the Union warns freedom of expression cases are particularly threatened.
In statistics cited by the FSU and reproduced by The Daily Telegraph, the Union said legal studies had found defendants in free speech cases are twice as likely to be acquitted by a jury than those who had sat in a court without. A statement by the Union said: “according to legal studies, jury trials provide a more balanced outcome, with higher acquittal rates in cases that might otherwise be influenced heavily by prosecutorial bias. Moreover, juries often bring diverse perspectives which lead to fairer judgments compared to decisions by a single judge who might have biases.”
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We already know that their lives don’t matter, because self-defense is banned, so, why should their words matter if their lives don’t?
This is what governments do when the people cannot fight back.
Here we see the clear differences between citizens and subjects.
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This is so sad. But its been coming for years. Even the “conservative” government was passing legislation to curtail rights in the name of being politically correct. People have to be willing to defend their freedom. Our Welfare State society has turned people into sheep who will accept government oppression in exchange for economic “safety”.
Aligning with sharia.
[Freedom of speech will be under even greater threat if the British government is able to do away with jury trials for almost all cases because legal studies show a judge sitting alone is far more likely to convict defendants in free speech than juries, the Free Speech Union warns.]
Freedom of Speech 💬💬💬???
Tyrannical Globalists Ain’t Got Time For Dat!!
THE DIGITAL ID VIDEO SEGMENT:
Journalist warns of potential Digital Totalitarianism amid advent, push for Digital IDs
Independent journalist Michael Shellenberger joins ‘The Ingraham Angle’ to warn over the push for and convenience of Digital IDs.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6385078160112
YouTube version:
Independent journalist Michael Shellenberger joins ‘The Ingraham Angle’ to warn over the push and convenience of Digital IDs.
https://youtu.be/H3bdiiD9MA4?si=sCrePvXKGYs35ooT
Crosslinking the Threads 🧵🧵🧵
“Good Idea”: UK Residents React to Mandatory Digital ID to Control Immigration (SHORT VIDEO)
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4352656/posts
UK faces backlash over MANDATORY Digital ID — could US be next?
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4352404/posts
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The Plan is Lock Up Humanity in Digital Smart Cities
(CBDC, Facial Recognition, GEOFENCING)
(My title - VERY SHORT VIDEO 1:27 long)
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4329921/posts
Geofencing: “Think of it as an invisible fence around you... that will be related to your FACE RECOGNITION, DIGITAL IDENTITY, and ACCESS CONTROL”
Big Tech whistleblower Aman Jabbi exposes the digital prison being constructed all around us in this clip from The Agenda: Their Vision Your Future.
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X link in the thread body for easier sharing
https://x.com/oraclefilmsuk/status/1944134937969361186
That is the problem with the rights enshrined in the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights. It only takes a simple vote of Parliament to eliminate them. Our Founders had the foresight to ensure these rights (which is why we fought the Revolution in the first place) were set down in writing in our Constitution.
Reminds me of responding to British Expats on why the US won’t give up our guns, I said because we are citizens instead of subjects like you.
> This is what governments do when the people cannot fight back. <
At this point, the people can’t even fight back via the ballot box. The next UK election probably won’t be until August of 2029. So why should the government care what people think now?
And here we see the wisdom of our Founders. Every two years the entire House is up for a vote, plus 1/3 of the Senate.
Anyone know how many Muslims have been convicted of speech violations?
David Lammy to SCRAP juries for trials except rape and killers in effort to ease courts backlog (UK)
Muslim culture hates freedoms for the individual - UK is almost past the point of no return. The US isn’t far behind. It is a war that we need to realize they brought to OUR shores.
So, the leftist UK gubmit holds the queen of hearts as their heroine, with “Off with their Head” being a training quote.
Our federal judicial system is so politicized with entrenched life long appointments, I cannot imagine what would happen if you turned over the fact finding jury component to the control of activist judges such as the likes of Boasberg who would then have unfettered control of law, facts and sentencing in their star chambers.
In the U.S. the legal profession for years has been tirelessly excluding the middle class from the right to a trial by jury in almost every venue.
Just take a look at all of your so-called legal contracts for medicine, finance, retail services, contracting companies.
In the fine print it will tell you that in signing a contract with the provider, if there is a conflict or cause of action, you agree to waive your right to trial by jury.
And agree instead to be bound by the rulings and findings of an unbiased (yeah right) arbitrator. It can’t get more obvious than that what is happening to the Constitution here in the U.S. much less what the Limeys are having to deal with.
Stark. Isn’t it?
“Our Founders had the foresight to ensure these rights (which is why we fought the Revolution in the first place) were set down in writing in our Constitution.“
Of course, not in the body of the Constitution. Thank you James Madison
UK. Liberties? I don’t get it. Then again, neither do they. 🤔🤐
BEST YOU EMPTY THE COUNTRY OF ALL MUSLIMS OR KISS YOUR FUTURES GOODBYE
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