Your regular reminder that an acquittal in a criminal trial does NOT automatically mean:
1) A complainant was lying;
2) The prosecution was wrong to bring the case to court.
A working criminal trial process will have acquittals. We’d be worried if it didn’t.
#FakeLaw
1) A complainant was lying;
2) The prosecution was wrong to bring the case to court.
A working criminal trial process will have acquittals. We’d be worried if it didn’t.
#FakeLaw
That is not a comment on this individual case. I did not hear the evidence and am in no position to say whether the verdicts were right or wrong, or whether there was merit or not in bringing a prosecution.
But neither are many people offering strong views on Twitter.
But neither are many people offering strong views on Twitter.
As it happens, [PIVOTS GRACELESSLY] this very fallacy is the subject of a chapter in my new book. It’s called #FakeLaw, and if you’re looking for ways to fill the months of isolation ahead, you can preorder below (or from lovely independent bookstores):
