Superb piece by @rachelsylvester.bsky.social on the utter chaos of our criminal justice system. - ThreadSky

barristersecret.bsky.social • 93 days ago

Superb piece by @rachelsylvester.bsky.social on the utter chaos of our criminal justice system.

Spiralling backlogs, leaking rooves, broken alarms, missing video evidence, judges mopping floors and burnt out barristers - I spoke to those working in a crumbling courts system as part of @thetimes Crime and Justice Commission www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

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brutaldeluxe.bsky.social•93 days ago

Another of the many casualties of the delusion that you can run a country without investing money in it.

rgmere.bsky.social•93 days ago

I'm never going to forget this one...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/millionaire-ehsan-abdulaziz-who-said-he-accidentally-tripped-and-penetrated-teen-is-cleared-of-rape-a6774946.html

ilikecaketoo.bsky.social•93 days ago

I’m steel reeling from the brutal truth of @joannahs.bsky.social recent article on ‘where have all the criminal barristers gone’. The sad thing is we haven’t just arrived at this point, it’s been years, decades even. I’ve always said most of the public don’t care about justice… until they need it.

ilikecaketoo.bsky.social•93 days ago

*still reeling 🥴

rachelsylvester.bsky.social•93 days ago

Informed by your excellent regular reporting . Would love to talk to you for our Crime and Justice Commission . It could be incognito!

marilynmacaluso.bsky.social•92 days ago

And the load will be added to if the 'Assisted Dying' Bill passes (I hope), & retains the stipulation to be put before a High Court Judge (I hope not).

barristersecret.bsky.social•92 days ago

That’s a separate issue. It won’t have any effect on the Crown Court backlog.

counterintuitive80.bsky.social•93 days ago

Further down the chain it's absolutely no less chaotic and little or no assistance. Especially after the last 14 years.

ggreenslade.bsky.social•93 days ago

I was at a meeting about the assisted dying bill last night with my MP. The bill says each case is to be authorised by the High Court. We came to the view that death by natural causes would occur before any cases were authorised!

junesim63.bsky.social•93 days ago

Paywall free link here:

https://archive.is/3KCLP

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