tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post8274073833850557898..comments2023-08-22T12:11:04.451+01:00Comments on Banksy's Blog: Why the coalition is wrong on rapeBanksyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12828119121143269262noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-10718282446851833302010-05-22T17:11:35.338+01:002010-05-22T17:11:35.338+01:00Secret justice is no justice at all. It is one of ...Secret justice is no justice at all. It is one of the fundamental principles of our judicial system that it is open, and that includes defendants named.<br /><br />It might also sell newspapers, although few and fewer cover courts now, but the principle is one that we do not run our courts in secret.Banksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828119121143269262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-32614660438366330102010-05-22T01:43:33.307+01:002010-05-22T01:43:33.307+01:00Accepting your point about special pleading in rap...Accepting your point about special pleading in rape cases, wouldn't the proper position for a judicial system that is based on the principal of "assumed innocent until proven guilty" be that the accused shouldn't be named until guilt is proved in all cases?<br />I allso accept your point that it would be bad for News Organisations, but shouldn't our judicial system put justice before selling newspapers?Alwyn ap Huwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com