Another Nail In The Coffin Of Justice?

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D-Rider · #1 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:39 pm

From what I've read on Pistonheads (see link below) the Government is planning to make the INNOCENT motorist liable for their defence fees - cost cutting as it is costing the Government too much money (25% of cases are successfully defended).
As far as I can see it will just stop people defending their innocence - other than the rich of course.

Maybe a better solution would be for the Government/police to take a bit more care about which cases they put before the courts and they won't be wasting our money in the first place.

If this succeeds there will be even less incentive for them not to prosecute the innocent.

There is a petition to sign (link to the petition is on the Pistonheads link)

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=20842

MartDude · #2 Post by **MartDude** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:31 pm

And just be careful how you protest against this :

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/2 ... s-database
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/2 ... test-files

1984 is getting closer than you think

Anybody got ant spare semtex?

Aladinsaneuk · #3 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:20 am

well, i have now introduced myself to my new to me MP and asked for his views....

#4 Post by **Kwackerz** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:12 pm

MartDude wrote:
Anybody got ant spare semtex?

Define spare?

BikerGran · #5 Post by **BikerGran** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:48 pm

But he refused to disclose how many names were on the NPOIU's national database, claiming it was "not easy" to count.

I'm no computer boffin but even I could ask a database to tell me how many names were on it!

#6 Post by **Kwackerz** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:15 pm

Ah but it depends HOW you ask it.

Out JPA system.. HR stuff.. they asked it how many Warrant Officer Class 1 there were in our Corps. (there's loads) answer came back as 1.

BikerGran · #7 Post by **BikerGran** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:36 pm

Ah well, HR - say no more!