Yes, the Judges have been in the news, haven't they? Drunk, jolling at strip joints, to name one or two. Maybe the Judges and Magistrates also need more training, in a different school of thought. No disrespect, Melanie. Thank you for your comment. i agree with you. Enforcers of the Law, Our Legal Guardians, need much training. The reporting and prosecution of a crime from the field to the courthouse is an immense task for police, who have far less legal "know-how" than the honourable judges, magistrates, advocates and lawyers. Any thoughts on how we can turn the tables? BG
On Mar 27, 7:33 pm, "Melanie Hoffman" <[email protected]> wrote: > There is nothing wrong with that judgement. It's quite clear. I don't know > what is so hard to understand. > Police arrested him unlawfully. That is now final. Supreme court confirmed > it. > Maybe the police needs more training on proper procedures? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > Big Brian > Sent: 27 March 2010 7:28 PM > To: The Observatory Neighbourhood watch > Subject: [obsnw] Re: You be the Judge > > Trev, > I am also confused. Or drunk. Or both. > Ultimately, it seems, our fate depends on the courts. > Search me. What have I done, or intend to do? > Seeing as I am so suspicious, arrest me. > Give me full body search, including latex gloves. > I sue you later. > Is this a tipping point? > BG > > On Mar 27, 7:03 pm, Trevor Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Big Brian <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Read the following judgement and tell me that there is not something > > >wrong with our judicial system. It's only twelve pages long and will > > >give you an idea of what happens in the courts, especially when an > > >allegedly drunk magistrate sues for damages. > > >http://www.justice.gov.za/sca/judgments/sca_2009/sca09-055.pdf > > > Brian I don't see the problem here - or perhaps I do not understand it. > > > Seems to me the magistrate won fair and square or did he. Its all a > > bit confusing appellant and plaintiff and defendant. > > > 1. Magistrate illegaly arrested twice > > 2. Wins his case and R28000 > > 3. The state or police appeal and the award is reduced to 15000 4. The > > appellant (the state or the police) has to pay cost of case (including > > their 2 retained counsels) > > > SO justice prevailed but the state wasted time and money (they seemed > > to save some on appeal but no mention were made how much their lawyers > > cost)? Or the police are at fault and wasted tax payers money? or > > Both? > > > I am still confused. > > > Trev > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe > from this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > obsnw+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words > "REMOVE ME" as the subject. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en To unsubscribe from this group, send email to obsnw+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
