Comments by "David Getling" (@DavidGetling) on "SNP plans to abolish trial by jury in rape cases fall into disarray as over 500 lawyers vow boycott" video.

  1. A guilty verdict demands that there is evidence that is strong enough to convince a jury "beyond reasonable doubt" that the defendant is guilty. You don't lower the bar because in some cases it's harder to provide such evidence. As Benjamin Franklin said: "it is better 100 guilty persons should escape than one innocent person should suffer". It's far from unknown for false rape claims to be made for a whole plethora of reasons. No one should be jailed, on flimsy evidence, for a crime they didn't commit.
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