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  1. One thing I don't understand about Government's paranoia about #jury trials and nullification, is that they aren't and never were instant "get out of jail" card for #defendants (even if some jurors may be sympathetic).

    For instance out of those liberating #beagles from an #animaltesting lab, many suspects were sent before #CrownCourt - some got acquitted but others found guilty, and it seemed to be a complete lottery as to what happened.

    I was on jury service myself in 2023, and I admit the amount of disruption it caused to my life made it harder for me not to look for reasons for finding defendants guilty (unless it was something like eco/left political protests/animal rights)

    (In the end I was discharged without being put on a jury as the Court couldn't find any shorter cases)

  2. One thing I don't understand about Government's paranoia about #jury trials and nullification, is that they aren't and never were instant "get out of jail" card for #defendants (even if some jurors may be sympathetic).

    For instance out of those liberating #beagles from an #animaltesting lab, many suspects were sent before #CrownCourt - some got acquitted but others found guilty, and it seemed to be a complete lottery as to what happened.

    I was on jury service myself in 2023, and I admit the amount of disruption it caused to my life made it harder for me not to look for reasons for finding defendants guilty (unless it was something like eco/left political protests/animal rights)

    (In the end I was discharged without being put on a jury as the Court couldn't find any shorter cases)

  3. One thing I don't understand about Government's paranoia about #jury trials and nullification, is that they aren't and never were instant "get out of jail" card for #defendants (even if some jurors may be sympathetic).

    For instance out of those liberating #beagles from an #animaltesting lab, many suspects were sent before #CrownCourt - some got acquitted but others found guilty, and it seemed to be a complete lottery as to what happened.

    I was on jury service myself in 2023, and I admit the amount of disruption it caused to my life made it harder for me not to look for reasons for finding defendants guilty (unless it was something like eco/left political protests/animal rights)

    (In the end I was discharged without being put on a jury as the Court couldn't find any shorter cases)

  4. One thing I don't understand about Government's paranoia about #jury trials and nullification, is that they aren't and never were instant "get out of jail" card for #defendants (even if some jurors may be sympathetic).

    For instance out of those liberating #beagles from an #animaltesting lab, many suspects were sent before #CrownCourt - some got acquitted but others found guilty, and it seemed to be a complete lottery as to what happened.

    I was on jury service myself in 2023, and I admit the amount of disruption it caused to my life made it harder for me not to look for reasons for finding defendants guilty (unless it was something like eco/left political protests/animal rights)

    (In the end I was discharged without being put on a jury as the Court couldn't find any shorter cases)

  5. One thing I don't understand about Government's paranoia about #jury trials and nullification, is that they aren't and never were instant "get out of jail" card for #defendants (even if some jurors may be sympathetic).

    For instance out of those liberating #beagles from an #animaltesting lab, many suspects were sent before #CrownCourt - some got acquitted but others found guilty, and it seemed to be a complete lottery as to what happened.

    I was on jury service myself in 2023, and I admit the amount of disruption it caused to my life made it harder for me not to look for reasons for finding defendants guilty (unless it was something like eco/left political protests/animal rights)

    (In the end I was discharged without being put on a jury as the Court couldn't find any shorter cases)

  6. A young man from SE #England who was watching #Tiktok whilst #driving in #Essex leading to a rush hour #collision and a #fataility has been sent to #prison after a guilty plea at #CrownCourt

    If he is from #HighWycombe he would already have spent 2 hours on the road, starting in early morning so even more at risk from the effects of #SleepDeprivation and #Distraction

    #RoadSafety #UK

    itv.com/news/anglia/2026-04-29

  7. A young man from SE #England who was watching #Tiktok whilst #driving in #Essex leading to a rush hour #collision and a #fataility has been sent to #prison after a guilty plea at #CrownCourt

    If he is from #HighWycombe he would already have spent 2 hours on the road, starting in early morning so even more at risk from the effects of #SleepDeprivation and #Distraction

    #RoadSafety #UK

    itv.com/news/anglia/2026-04-29

  8. A young man from SE #England who was watching #Tiktok whilst #driving in #Essex leading to a rush hour #collision and a #fataility has been sent to #prison after a guilty plea at #CrownCourt

    If he is from #HighWycombe he would already have spent 2 hours on the road, starting in early morning so even more at risk from the effects of #SleepDeprivation and #Distraction

    #RoadSafety #UK

    itv.com/news/anglia/2026-04-29

  9. A young man from SE #England who was watching #Tiktok whilst #driving in #Essex leading to a rush hour #collision and a #fataility has been sent to #prison after a guilty plea at #CrownCourt

    If he is from #HighWycombe he would already have spent 2 hours on the road, starting in early morning so even more at risk from the effects of #SleepDeprivation and #Distraction

    #RoadSafety #UK

    itv.com/news/anglia/2026-04-29

  10. A young man from SE #England who was watching #Tiktok whilst #driving in #Essex leading to a rush hour #collision and a #fataility has been sent to #prison after a guilty plea at #CrownCourt

    If he is from #HighWycombe he would already have spent 2 hours on the road, starting in early morning so even more at risk from the effects of #SleepDeprivation and #Distraction

    #RoadSafety #UK

    itv.com/news/anglia/2026-04-29

  11. Teens brutally murder Manchester boy, 15, as TikTok row spirals out of control

    Two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering 15-year-old Mohanad Goobe on September 15, 2025, in Manchester, after…
    #Manchester #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Britain #Crowncourt #GreatBritain
    europesays.com/uk/867743/

  12. A #beagle pup is worth about a grand, I think the lads came out on top even after the penalties - although not suggesting they nicked them to sell (or even did so) as they genuinely wanted a better life for the doggos and saved them from unpleasant experiments.

    Its curious though and one of the anomalies of #jury #trials that these lads were found guilty whereas similar activists targeting the same place get acquitted, probably genuine luck of the draw with what jurors they get.

    I don't think the prosecutions argument they were *dishonest* holds water, they were perfectly upfront about *why* they took the actions they did.

    I hope the (minor) criminal records don't hold them back too much in life..

    #CrownCourt #AnimalRights #Cambridgeshire

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv7r

  13. A #beagle pup is worth about a grand, I think the lads came out on top even after the penalties - although not suggesting they nicked them to sell (or even did so) as they genuinely wanted a better life for the doggos and saved them from unpleasant experiments.

    Its curious though and one of the anomalies of #jury #trials that these lads were found guilty whereas similar activists targeting the same place get acquitted, probably genuine luck of the draw with what jurors they get.

    I don't think the prosecutions argument they were *dishonest* holds water, they were perfectly upfront about *why* they took the actions they did.

    I hope the (minor) criminal records don't hold them back too much in life..

    #CrownCourt #AnimalRights #Cambridgeshire

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv7r