tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34631969.post5864606569198996870..comments2023-07-18T10:22:59.267+01:00Comments on Radio Free Stan: Nothing Happened Again TodayStanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06103651970861727267noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34631969.post-2939361044588787132008-07-24T22:53:00.000+01:002008-07-24T22:53:00.000+01:00Thanks both for the vote of confidence. It must be...Thanks both for the vote of confidence. It must be so much worse for those waiting on remand while the wheels do their slow grinding thing - I really have little to complain about - just keen to get started.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103651970861727267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34631969.post-31236077140080598902008-07-24T22:22:00.000+01:002008-07-24T22:22:00.000+01:00The law involves a lot of hanging around, for defe...The law involves a lot of hanging around, for defendants lawyers and the bench. <BR/>It's worth it, though.Bystander https://www.blogger.com/profile/10211688955428527960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34631969.post-1476949024693044972008-07-24T11:35:00.000+01:002008-07-24T11:35:00.000+01:00On the surface it is but, because of the timescale...On the surface it is but, because of the timescale constraints the police do not have time to collect all the evidence required for the cps to press charges, thus unless a rock solid case they are not proceeding. Sorry for bursting the bubble, don't let me, it is truly still worth it, honest. I was in court yesterday we do a really important valuable role of which I'm extremely proud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34631969.post-61762222062844997232008-07-24T10:54:00.000+01:002008-07-24T10:54:00.000+01:00Oh dear - I was rather hoping to experience a few ...Oh dear - I was rather hoping to experience a few heady months of doe-eyed naive idealism before reality struck. Oh well ..<BR/><BR/>I had heard of SSSJ (Simple, Speedy, Summary Justice - http://www.durham.police.uk/durhamc/projects/index.php#SJ)and it actually sound pretty straight-forward sensible stuff but I'll take another look at the small-print now.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103651970861727267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34631969.post-68284549017970929282008-07-24T09:39:00.000+01:002008-07-24T09:39:00.000+01:00Actually if you cotinue to wait, even more nothing...Actually if you cotinue to wait, even more nothing might happen. Thanks to SSSJ, where, unless the police are almost sure of a guilty plea, cautions are being given out for, say, serious assaults. So my bench have been advised that all our court sittings will have to be reduced as courts are cancelled. Fact. I don't blame the police, the stats and burden on them would be enourmous. Of course it is the politians to blame. More ill advised, not thought through, hurried legislation from a party I have spent years supporting. Justice? I don't think so. Justice of the Peace - who needs them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com