After my initial shock at hearing the verdict and my attempt to rationalize it I have further reflected on the verdict. Perhaps it all comes down to the difference between Canadian and Floridian/American attitudes to vigilantism. I consider myself to be a reasonable man and my interpretation of self defence
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THE FIFTH COLUMN: The George Zimmerman Verdict: How Does an Aggressor Successfully Argue Self Defence
After my initial shock at hearing the verdict and my attempt to rationalize it I have further reflected on the verdict.
Perhaps it all comes down to the difference between Canadian and Floridian/American attitudes to vigilantism.
I consider myself to…
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The George Zimmerman Verdict: How Does an Aggressor Successfully Argue Self Defence
After my initial shock at hearing the verdict and my attempt to rationalize it I have further reflected on the verdict. Perhaps it all comes down to the difference between Canadian and Floridian/American attitudes to vigilantism. I consider myself to be a reasonable man and my interpretation of self defence
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The George Zimmerman Verdict and The British Justice System
The not guilty verdicts in the George Zimmerman trial for the murder of Travyon Martin may be a result of the British criminal justice system (that is shared by both Canada and the United States) and it’s most important principle that it is better that the guilty go free than
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The George Zimmerman Verdict and The British Justice System
The not guilty verdicts in the George Zimmerman trial for the murder of Travyon Martin may be a result of the British criminal justice system (that is shared by both Canada and the United States) and it’s most important principle that it is better that the guilty go free than
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The George Zimmerman Verdict and The British Justice System
The not guilty verdicts in the George Zimmerman trial for the murder of Travyon Martin may be a result of the British criminal justice system (that is shared by both Canada and the United States) and it’s most important principle that it is better that the guilty go free than the innocent be convicted.
One of the earliest expressionless of this principle was Blackstone’s formulation: "It is
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Rumpole and the Big Smoke #nlpoli
Here’s the official summary of a judge’s decision in a recent arson case: Accused was charged with arson. The Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the fire was deliberately set and, if it was, that it was the accused who did it. The accused was acquitted. Failed
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