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Leah Rowe ist kein Roweboter
Leah Rowe ist kein Roweboter
@libreleah@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp last month

Remember how people go on about how the UK is slowly becoming a fascist country?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/02/david-lammy-jury-trials-cuts-labour-mps-peers

Yes, goodbye Jury Nullification.

I was a juror. The person who was on trial would probably end up in prison if not for the jury system. I was about 75% sure that the defendent was technically guilty of the crime, but I pushed for notguilty and that person is free today. Because the law as it was applied was, I believe, unjust in that specific case.

Anyway, fuck the Labour Party. Good day.

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@Federation_Bot replied  ·  activity timestamp last month

@libreleah I’ve been on two juries. One of which voted to convict, and it was correct, one to acquit which was regretted by everyone as the uncertainty over injuries and time (an older injury which may or may not have resulted in long term damage). But everyone took both seriously and in context.

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@nemobis@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp last month

@libreleah «Lammy says the law changes all the time. He says it was only relatively recently what marital rape was outlawed. The system has to modernise, he says.»

Wow, outstanding logic.

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