GHISLAINE MAXWELL
Justice delayed is justice denied
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Despite not yet being tried and convicted
A woman has had a year's jail term inflicted.
Despite reservations, I feel conflicted
At this long delayed justice we see depicted.
Even if the accused woman abused her bail
The final result would still find her in jail
No doubt with some extra to make up the scale
Before we witness the end of this tale.
But a year spent in prison awaiting trial is appalling
A system delaying justice needs immediate overhauling!
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M.C. Newberry
Thu 16th Jul 2020 10:30
Hello AA - no doubt the US legal system will argue that it is overloaded and that such delays are part of that. They certainly
seem to have an endless appeal process - but if the prosecution
brought charges and is opposing bail, then the case should be
tready to proceed, not postponed for a full twelve months. Thanks
for your comment and observations.
JC - Agreed! The court of public opinion is hugely influenced by
the content and presentation of media reports.. References to
paedophilia are emotive misleading "stretches" of the word since
the ages of her young female accusers would not place them in the category of "children" that is defined by the term in most
western countries..
Here in the UK, for example, a "child" is someone under 14 - or was when I last remember the law. A "young person" was aged
14 and 17. One of my own bete noires is the way the media
more often than not refers a male of 17 and over as a "boy"..
Media use of English seems devoid of the more accurate word "youth" if determined to focus attention on the age of a victim or
suspect. One can only guess at the reasons but seizing and
"fanning" public interest and opinion must be high on the list.