Yesterday, the chief justice set the burgled homeowner, Mr Hussain, previously written about, free but upheld the conviction. Some sense there, but a bit worrying that it takes a lot of publicity to get to that point in the judicial system.
Is the system right? Sometimes judges seem a bit other-worldly, it might be that they should be appointed by election and that at trials one person doesn’t make the decision.
We start with the innocent being added to a DNA database. Move to a trial where the costs are astronomical and it might last for days. Then the judge might have had a bad night and put you away for years when another judge would tell you not to be a silly boy.
Add to that the original burglar in the case in question has claimed medical grounds to remain free, and it is rumoured has committed further offences since.
It can’t be perfect but there seem to be a lot of issues here and I’ve only scratched the surface.