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Re:Filming in Court of Appeal... 11 Years, 8 Months ago
JK2006 wrote: It will all end in tears. Public faith in the judiciary will finally end when they get to see how moronic those involved in the process are.
Re:Filming in Court of Appeal... 11 Years, 8 Months ago
"Preen Preen I'm on telly in my pretty wig; must give a harsher sentence to show I'm not a soft touch... don't want to offend that nice Mr Dacre... "Innocent? Of course not. I'm an Appeal Judge stabilising society and I increase your sentence - I may even double it if I look good to Pauly Boy watching in his nice Derry Street office.".. smirk... smirk... preen... preen... Hi there, I'm a really strict Judge especially when being smacked by hookers dressed as schoolgirls..."
Re:Filming in Court of Appeal... 11 Years, 8 Months ago
it will end in tears of boredom.
They began filming Oz court cases about 4 years ago and gave up after one season.
People believe the law is like a Hollywood movie or Daily Mail report or like US court cases...but it's long and boring , even a sensational murder case can be dull.
Re:Filming in Court of Appeal... 11 Years, 8 Months ago
You're quite right Hedda; watched the first session - appalling. The worst thing is the fake courtesy - the pretend over manners - as (I hope) marvellously satirised by me in Vile Pervert: The Musical and Barry Wrister QC.
Re:Filming in Court of Appeal... 11 Years, 8 Months ago
Although I found it interesting, I couldn't help wondering about the enormous cost of these appeals, now presumably even more expensive with the cost of TV technicians and broadcasting kit.
All to decide whether a guilty man was 'over sentenced' for fake coins. Gobsmacked that he gets the Prime Minister's brother allocated by 'legal aid'