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You forgot the part where they are literally debating if to get rid of jury trials or not because the government didn't hire enough judges.
by hunterpayne 7mo ago
You forgot the part where they are literally debating if to get rid of jury trials or not because the government didn't hire enough judges.
- dukeyukey 7mo agoWorth pointing out the US has similar restrictions already. Why is the UK catching flak for discussing this?
- hdgvhicv 7mo agoFar right podcasters. The ones cheering people losing jobs and being jailed over quoting the US president https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/no-freedom-of-speech-in-trumps-america-the-man-jailed-for-posting-memes-of-charlie-kirk-and-kash-patel/articleshow/124868040.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/no-freedom-of-s...
- alexfoo 7mo agoNot quite. They're debating whether to get rid of some jury trials, only for trials that have an "either-way" decision and carry a sentence of less than 3 years. Ref: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5lxg2l0lqo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5lxg2l0lqo 97% of trials in the UK don't have juries anyway. The changes would mean instead of 3% having juries it would be down to 2.25%. This would also be reviewed once the existing backlog has been seen to. "This means that currently a suspect being charged with an offence today may not reach trial until 2030."