Well I was trying to put it politely. A jury sits through days of detailed evidence in a trial like this and discusses it for many hours. What is produced in the press is highly selective and biased. Most people who have served on a jury in a complex case understand this. You don't get even close to making a fair 2nd guess of the verdict from reading the tabloids and shouldn't presume to try, though I accept they present a tantalising encouragement to do so which any keen reader will find hard to resist. Trying to sum up a case like this in a short quote on a bulletin board is simply dumbing down to the nth with an extra layer of mediocrity.The jury system in the UK and our judicial system are a fundamental part of our democracy. We should respect them - particularly we should respect the considerd view of the jury which has had to listen to that dreadful story and deliberate on that dreadful case. Sentencing is a matter for the judge - again, someone who is well-versed in what he is doing, not some amateur gainsayer.
Michael Winstanley ● 1801d