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I'm listening to LBC callers say that forcing the convict to attend their sentencing hearing 'smacks of medievalism'. All kinds of hell-fire would be unleashed if this law was overturned.

Yet in the US and other countries, convicts are forced to attend their sentencing hearings and the sky didn't fall. What is so fucking special about the UK?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Firstly, I'm not the one who was arguing anything, so it's weird to quote at me. Just like you are not the person I was querying because I was interested in what they think is bullshit in the above post.

For the record though, I find your assertion to be a very arbitrary distinction. I don't see what it changes having them there aside from a chance for a Game of Thrones style "Shame" walk. And I don't see where the line would be where you lose the same human rights as everyone else.

[โ€“] robbieIRL 0 points 1 year ago

Im happy to draw the line if you want. If you actively take away the lives of multiple people, then your "human rights" (what human rights are being violated?) should be inconvenienced a little and you are made to sit in court.

It's just weird that youd link this scenario to a TV show scene.