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Thread #154892 Message #3638586
Posted By: Musket
03-Jul-14 - 05:57 AM
Thread Name: BS: Rolf Harris Found Guilty of 12 Offences
Subject: RE: BS: Rolf Harris Found Guilty of 12 Offences
He can't be innocent. He is guilty.
Neither statement above contradicts any stance as to whether he committed any crime. He has been convicted in a court of law following due process.
There is no alternative whatsoever to the judicial system, and luckily, holding a court in contempt is a crime itself if expressed in said court.
You can question whether the evidence was presented properly, whether evidence was suppressed or ruled inadmissible or whether the jury was directly objectively and in line with the cross examination and evidence the jury saw and heard.
That is what the appeal process is all about.
He is guilty until proven innocent. That's the shift in emphasis once a court has judged.
My only concern is that the police are now asking CPS to consider further charges that they didn't bring forward before. I am uncomfortable with the notion that it is easier to get a conviction on someone who is already guilty in another court of similar crimes. His fame precludes a jury's opportunity to look at allegations without prejudice.
The police should have added those to the charge sheet and asked CPS to consider them at the time.
Did he do what the jury agreed he did? There is nobody here on Mudcat with the perspective the jurors had. Full stop.