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Perverting the nature of justice
This Telegraph piece about imprisonment for “perverting the course of justice” by getting someone else to take speeding points has a wider significance. Ill-conceived statutory regulation perverts the very nature of justice. It forbids appeal on grounds of reason. Preventing … Continue reading
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The speed trap
If the law is an ass, nowhere is it more asinine than in the traffic arena. “Speed kills,” we are told. No. It’s speed in the wrong hands, or inappropriate speed that can kill. Who is the better judge of … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Huhne, Equality Streets, Fiona Onasanya, speeding, Suella Braverman
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Speeding: a fabricated crime
Motorists who fall foul of traffic regulation are rarely real criminals. Captain, now Sir Tom Moore, the NHS fundraising hero, admitted to breaking the speed limit hundreds of times. In doing so, he probably only hurt the odd fly. Harriet … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Huhne, Equality Streets, Fiona Onasanya, Martin Cassini, speeding, the system, traffic regulation
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Chris Huhne
“Any element of tragedy was entirely your own fault,” said Mr Justice Sweeney. No. Huhne is the victim of an inflexible, black-and-white system that elevates the letter of the law above the spirit. Life is about infinite shades of grey. Context is … Continue reading
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A question of justice
If Chris Huhne’s alleged act perverts the course of justice, does non-discretionary traffic regulation pervert the cause of justice?
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Tagged cause of justice, Chris Huhne, course of justice, speed limits, traffic regulation
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Chris Huhne
A reminder of my post last year (18 May): Whether or not Chris Huhne tried to pass the buck, his saga reveals the contortions to which citizens can be driven to escape the tentacles of a system that values the … Continue reading
Huhne in another context
Whether Chris Huhne tried to pass the buck or not, his saga reveals the contortions to which citizens can be driven to escape the tentacles of a system that values the letter of the law above the spirit. Speed does not kill. … Continue reading
Citizen crim
“Speeders” all – Harriet Harman, Stephen Fry, Martin Cassini, Chris Huhne (and you?) – tarred with the same brush for driving according to context rather than driving by numbers. Were we involved in accidents? No. But we crossed a line painted by a … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Huhne, Harriet Harman, jaywalking, Martin Cassini, speeding, Stephen Fry
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