WRITTEN ON August 3rd, 2006 BY William Heath AND STORED IN Foundation of Trust, Identity, What do we want?
I thought Jerry Fishenden was away on hols…but wherever he is he’s on cracking form. Check this out
The prosecution’s case is damning. Brilliantly assembled and executed. It appears yes, invincible. After weeks of evidence, the prosecution team sit down, convinced their job is done…But wait: what is this? The defence counsel start to ask strange questions, start to probe and find holes in the prosecution case, holes that only moments before seemed not only unlikely, but impossible.One by one the pieces of forensic evidence are questioned and – impossible thought – undermined.
See Jerry’s blog for the whole story, and let’s test some of the unspoken assumptions behind the UK’s expensive and intrusive DNA database and biometric data collection plans.
No problem: “Legal Process” and “proof beyond reasonable doubt” no longer seem important. These days you’re guilty if the government, the police, or the media say you are!
If the courts “fail to convict” you, the authorities can always leak real or fabricated innuendoes to the gullible media!
So, no need for all that boring evidence or finicky “judges’ rules.”