This is why they want ‘jury-less’ courts
Jury refuses to convict seven Palestine Action 'organisers' for Israeli arms factory raid
Submitted 2 weeks ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
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uber_chicken@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
limonfiesta@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Every judge and prosecutor who pushes for a “jury-less” should be made in an example of
You’re and officer of the court who demands "extrajudicial exceptions to jury trials, needs to be sentenced extrajudicially.
Babalugats@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
!upliftingnews@lemmy.world
The incident took place at the height of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and before Keir Starmer’s government had implemented any restrictions on arms exports to Tel Aviv.
It should read
The incident took place at the height of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and before Keir Starmer’s government had implemented any secret plans to imprison people protesting genocide and label them as terrorists without the jury knowing
NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
Okay I'm kinda starting to see the appeal of juries.
Arola@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
TIL that the draconian and authoritarian response to criticism of the Israel genocide on Palestine is called “Operation Recomply, led by Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command”.
Amputret@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
It’s not enough to restore my faith in the general public, but it’s welcome news at least.
Nester@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
It’s my understanding that the general public’s opinion of the PA ban and subsequent legal trials of its members is overwhelmingly in the defendants favor.
But I’m not sure how in touch I am with the British public.
Anyway, I hope your faith in the British public continues to heal.
grue@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I hope the British public continues to increasingly act in such a way as to deserve our faith.
Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
They had to lie to the jury to get previous convictions