What do AAM posters think about the speech made by Judge Carney to the UCC law society?
Personally I agree with every word of it and think the Minister Lenahan should legislate to allow Judges to edit or stop publication of victim impact reports as comments can be made in the privileged environment of the court that might otherwise be libellous. I think his comments should be seen in the context he intended, i.e. not just in the context of the sentence hearing of Wayne O’Donoghue.
We have to decide if we accept the premise that trial by court, with a presumption of innocence where the burden of proof is on the prosecution is what we want or if we want trial by the media/ mob justice where innuendo and conjecture are applicable.
Personally I agree with every word of it and think the Minister Lenahan should legislate to allow Judges to edit or stop publication of victim impact reports as comments can be made in the privileged environment of the court that might otherwise be libellous. I think his comments should be seen in the context he intended, i.e. not just in the context of the sentence hearing of Wayne O’Donoghue.
We have to decide if we accept the premise that trial by court, with a presumption of innocence where the burden of proof is on the prosecution is what we want or if we want trial by the media/ mob justice where innuendo and conjecture are applicable.