Supreme Court of Canada could turn trials into a mockery of justice

2019-02-18T05:37:15+00:00

Points brought up in the article:

"... why is it acceptable for the prosecutors to ask the complainant if she’s a virgin and completely prohibited for an accused to offer evidence that she is not?"
"The most astonishing part of the hearing was the intervener submission from the Attorney General of Ontario. The proposed solution to “controlling evidence” in sexual assault trials was that “counsel should be permitted to lead the evidence.” This means the lawyers would basically tell the witness what they are supposed to say and the witness merely answers yes or no."
"The Attorney General of Ontario argued that we need to guard against “ inadvertently eliciting evidence” that would “open the door” for the accused to bring in evidence that would otherwise be successfully blocked from trial. What wasn’t explained was why we should bother having trials at all in sexual assault case if the “witnesses” are simply told in advance what their testimony should be."

2019-02-18T07:50:34+00:00

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Title	Supreme Court of Canada could turn trials into a mockery of justice
Author	CounterfeitMemes
Upvotes	23
Comments	3
Date	February 18, 2019 5:34 AM UTC (7 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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