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Old 29-04-2008, 18:11   #71
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Re: "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"

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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo View Post
If I was the driver my defence would be a) I didn;t know I was being driven to a murder and more importantly, b) I was held at gunpoint forced to drive to somewhere I didnt know a murder was to be committed.

I think you would have to have a very dodgy brief to actually go down as an accessory to murder in the above case.
That's the irony, you're highly unlikely to be convicted by a jury, which is why the barristers are calling for a change, so that if your life is under threat, you have the diminished responsibility defence, as you shouldn't be expected to put the life of someone else above your own.
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