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Open Rights Group
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The UK government wants to strip back jury trials to reduce the court backlog.

But 'efficiency' without accuracy and accountability is simply injustice delivered faster and at scale.

They should focus on expanding legal aid, banning “crime-predicting” tech that funnel people into the legal system and investing in community services, housing, youth clubs and mental health services. These are more successful in reducing crime and reoffending.

#criminaljustice #jury #justice #ukpolitics #ukpol

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Adam Trickett :debian: :kde:
Adam Trickett :debian: :kde:
@drajt@fosstodon.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@openrightsgroup there is a significant backlog to process, but the official figures already show that most cases in the UK don't use a jury already, so reducing them more isn't going to help...

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🌱🏴‍🅰️🏳️‍⚧️🐧📎 Ambiyelp
🌱🏴‍🅰️🏳️‍⚧️🐧📎 Ambiyelp
@ambiguous_yelp@veganism.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@openrightsgroup You know what else would help the backlog not criminalizing protestors against the gaza genocide

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defend_Our_Juries#Lift_the_Ban

Defend Our Juries - Wikipedia

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