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That is the way it is argued in court !
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Yes, exactly, and it'll be interesting to see the court transcripts and whether the CPS even opposed bail. Remember bail is decided adversarially, the defence usually arguing why he's a good chap who won't be naughty and the CPS deciding whether it's worth contesting this, then the judge deciding. On which note, the charming Evening Standard is making a big noise about the judge being unable to remember why he bailed him when he actually said he'd need to check the transcripts, which seems perfectly reasonable, that's why transcripts are kept.
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Also putting someone who could have been quite innocent and who has spent his life putting away criminals, in the same place as those criminals isn't a good idea for someone who isn't yet proven guilty.
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Well, his brief is perfectly at liberty to argue this, but I'm not sure it would carry a lot of weight. Same could apply to suspected paedophiles (in the sense of being at risk in a prison situation).