tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34631969.post3614821473701498246..comments2023-07-18T10:22:59.267+01:00Comments on Radio Free Stan: See You In CourtStanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06103651970861727267noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34631969.post-11844676986488264112007-08-02T22:46:00.000+01:002007-08-02T22:46:00.000+01:00Actually I had absurdly low expectations to start ...Actually I had absurdly low expectations to start with. I assumed Magistrates were old-boy, public-school, Tory, Masonic, Golf-Club types. I assumed they would adopt impose their middle-class values on under-class problems ("get a job and get a haircut"). From what I've seen that's not the case.<BR/><BR/>The way I look at it - you don't get to moan about the state of Justice in this country unless you get involved. So I'm going to get involved.<BR/><BR/>Good issue about political interference - I'll see if I can organise my thoughts on the fact that since Crown Courts can't send anyone to prison, Magistrates Court have become more important than ever in the Justice system.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103651970861727267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34631969.post-70073153975002363912007-08-02T21:44:00.000+01:002007-08-02T21:44:00.000+01:00Do you know and read this blog?http://thelawwestof...Do you know and read this blog?<BR/><BR/>http://thelawwestofealingbroadway.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>You might find it interesting. There are also some interesting police/emergency service blogs which deal with the denizens of the criminal justice system, much as David Attenborough might move among the undergrowth scrutinising pangolins or what not, but with a much more jaundiced eye.<BR/><BR/>Yes, middle class life does tend to deprive one of contact with the true ned. Living in central Edinburgh I see them hanging about outside the courts waiting for their pal/relative whoever's case to be called or screaming drunk in my street at 3am in the morning, but thankfully rarely closer than that. It might be worth it simply for the insight into life on another planet. but you should beware of the amount of bureaucracy Tony and his cronies have loaded into the courts since they got elected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34631969.post-50772782821611430672007-08-02T06:38:00.000+01:002007-08-02T06:38:00.000+01:00The thought of you with your underpants over your ...The thought of you with your underpants over your trousers is truly repugnant. Hilarious, but repugnant.<BR/><BR/>Admirable goal though -- but "justice" is in the eye of the beholder.Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15896598180527906007noreply@blogger.com