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Old 21-03-2011, 20:21   #28
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Re: televised court cases ..for or against

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Originally Posted by idi banashapan View Post
I totally agree that the media should stop lynching people just because they have their name. Take the recent case of Joanna Yeates and her landlord. Unfortunately, this all happens before cases even get to court, so televised or not, it will already have happened.

But I do think a lot can be learned from trials being televised Court cases. Be it about the system, techniques or people.
Actually the Attorny General has already addressed the idea of names not being published in cases like Joanna Yeates.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12736586
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