On 20/02/2013 18:36, ARW wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
There are some who say 'it was only a speeding fine'
Never mind. They got Al Capone for tax evasion.
One Cnut at a time.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21516473
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21521460
So is it a nobbled jury or is the real reason that they cannot get a 10-2
majority is because of "the jury of eight women and four men" are split 8 -
4? IMHO it's a battle of the sexes and nothing to do with justice.
From the limited bit I heard, it sounded as if they were in competition
with planks for thickness. But who really knows? At least at the moment.
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Rod