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Originally Posted by Mr Banana
Looks like some senior people are uncomfortable about this whole episode.
http://news.sky.com/story/ched-evans...cuser-10618715
Vera Baird, police and crime commissioner for Northumbria and former solicitor general, told the BBC: "The only difference between a clear conviction of Mr Evans in 2012 and the absolute refusal of him having any leave to appeal at that time, and his acquittal now, is that he has called some men to throw discredit on [the woman's] sexual reputation.
"That, I think, is pouring prejudice, which is exactly what used to happen before the law in 1999 stopped the admission of previous sexual history in order to show consent.
"We've gone back, I'm afraid, probably about 30 years." |
Maybe if some things changed we wouldn't be at this state.
Like
Police not wanting to make a decision so passing onto CPS so they cop it if its wrong
CPS punting everything vaguely sexual related because .. Saville & must be seen to be doing something/anything
Like CPS unhappy that rape convictions aren't fantastic so changing the goalposts to make them higher
The new philosophy of almost having to have signed consent in triplicate to safeguard yourself against any rape accusations.
These muppets aren't the only ones uncomfortable with the here and now aspects of 'justice' in a post-saville world, it's time the pendulum swung back a bit now, it's swung wayyyy over there for the last few years.