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Magistrate admits he doesn't know the law
BillieTheBot
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Sorry, that should read "idiot JP attacks Home Detention Curfew provisions"
Story.
I'm fully in favour of HDC, where appropriate. For many low-level prisoners, HDC works so much better than keeping them inside, and is probably a better way of making them not do it again than keeping them inside would have been.
The scariest thing was the JP admitting he was clueless. JPs shouldn't be lawyers, and rightly so, but this astounds me. What worries me is that he'll now jail people longer, to avoid this.
Another reason why the courts should become professional, I suppose.
Story.
I'm fully in favour of HDC, where appropriate. For many low-level prisoners, HDC works so much better than keeping them inside, and is probably a better way of making them not do it again than keeping them inside would have been.
The scariest thing was the JP admitting he was clueless. JPs shouldn't be lawyers, and rightly so, but this astounds me. What worries me is that he'll now jail people longer, to avoid this.
Another reason why the courts should become professional, I suppose.
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what do you mean more 'professional' - i'm not too clear on the court procedures
No one. As you already know Kermit, it's all mutually contradictory bollocks designed so you can come to any conclusion at all that you want to achieve.
This is a great case for making the courts free market though.
Magistrates are effectively volunteers, assisted by a solicitor employed by the court.
An odd way to run a judicial system.
In effect, the magistrate is saying that he didn't know about these provisions for how a sentence is served and disagrees with them. Which isn't necessarily an appropriate statement for a judicial officer.