tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post8036902215287000993..comments2024-03-28T09:00:06.024+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Imagine A High Heeled Stiletto Stamping On A Man's Face - Forever...JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-45569542760123783512016-08-21T06:35:06.719+01:002016-08-21T06:35:06.719+01:00"Tim Worstall has brilliantly torn her apart ...<i>"Tim Worstall has brilliantly torn her apart on this..."</i><br /><br />Yes indeed, I saw that after I'd scheduled this, and I've commented there too.<br /><br /><i>"But full marks to Ms Bindel in highlighting imperfections in the current system of democratic justice."</i><br /><br />Like democracy itself, no-one pretends it's perfect, MTG. It's just better than all the rest.<br /><br /><i>"...even by the standards of what is published in The Guardian these days,"</i><br /><br />Ouch! ;)<br /><br />JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-74784716206721773282016-08-13T15:00:33.639+01:002016-08-13T15:00:33.639+01:00The level of conceit for other people in those quo...The level of conceit for other people in those quotes is just bbreathtaking, even by the standards of what is published in The Guardian these days, John Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437765041360086205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-30122739111004410052016-08-13T11:18:03.065+01:002016-08-13T11:18:03.065+01:00The looming prospects of Jury abolition with total...The looming prospects of Jury abolition with total relinquishment of traditional responsibilities to 'professionals', sends shivers down my spine. But full marks to Ms Bindel in highlighting imperfections in the current system of democratic justice. The dilemma for the traditional jury, is the test of consent - and as a potential juror in some future rape trial, I can foresee how my own prejudices are open to exploitation by a relentless and clever defence. Unromantic as it may be, it would be prudent for any man to obtain evidence of a woman's consent (text or email) prior to intimacy. Such proof or lack of it could then be pivotal in the the mind of a juror. Under the existing system, there can never be certainty vis-à-vis wrongful acquittal or rightful conviction. This will always result in a margin of error that favours the defence.<br /><br />However I accept your fundamental point, JuliaM, that abdication of traditional duties and responsibilities in rape trials, is the thin edge of an execrable wedge. MTGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-57829606535791395442016-08-13T10:49:54.202+01:002016-08-13T10:49:54.202+01:00Tim Worstall has brilliantly torn her apart on thi...Tim Worstall has brilliantly torn her apart on this http://www.timworstall.com/2016/08/13/the-plain-people-of-britain-dont-agree-with-me/. Antistheneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120647617145756102noreply@blogger.com