tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post4523442115362829248..comments2023-07-10T10:57:18.522+01:00Comments on The Magistrates' Blog: Another Judge Gets It In The NeckBystander http://www.blogger.com/profile/10211688955428527960noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-22142926494779832992014-08-31T10:47:53.267+01:002014-08-31T10:47:53.267+01:00Victim personal statements are a waste of court ti...Victim personal statements are a waste of court time. They are used by victims to release their venom and hate against the offender. While victims deserve sympathy, to allow them also to release hatred in the court and try to influence the sentence handed down is unwise. Also victims bring their own emotional feelings and bias of the events in what they say in court. It would be better if the criminal justice system allowed victims free access to professional help of a psychologist to allow them to gain emotional release of their feelings about the offender and the event they were affected by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-37135408778454682312014-08-07T22:38:03.601+01:002014-08-07T22:38:03.601+01:00Victim Personal Statements, Victim Surcharge.
Lik...Victim Personal Statements, Victim Surcharge.<br /><br />Like so many others, I have realised that the words 'victim' and 'justice' are worlds apart.VBWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538273773504183218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-43782968455538538622014-08-07T12:35:56.564+01:002014-08-07T12:35:56.564+01:00He has of course committed the one unpardonable si...He has of course committed the one unpardonable sin - he's told an unpalatable truth (remember Andrew Gilligan a few years ago).<br />By the way, we don't have impact statements, they are Victim Personal Statements.AlsoexJPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-12751980450551191612014-08-07T06:48:54.876+01:002014-08-07T06:48:54.876+01:00Of course the judge is correct. A justice system w...Of course the judge is correct. A justice system where the fate of the criminal is determined not by his actions, and by how far he has managed to rehabilitate himself, but by whether or not the relatives of the victim still feel bitter would be no justice system at all.<br /><br />Even in terms of initial sentencing, a victim statement should have little impact. If you murder Norman No-Mates, you commit exactly the same crime as if you murder his neighbour - a dearly beloved father, pillar of the community and so on.Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-1894629310968940342014-08-06T17:01:41.202+01:002014-08-06T17:01:41.202+01:00Interesting to read today's Gov press release ...Interesting to read today's Gov press release on this. Careful reading suggests that indeed the VS can have little or no influence on the Board. <br />Pity the poor soul who had to write it. Freddie Fitchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-83043671424386910372014-08-05T17:50:13.894+01:002014-08-05T17:50:13.894+01:00Quite right. Well said - you and the Judge. Load ...Quite right. Well said - you and the Judge. Load of misleading claptrap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com