tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855066.post561849963021550141..comments2023-09-20T13:32:30.933+01:00Comments on Scottish Law Reporter: MacAskill determined to remove ‘Corroboration’ so ‘institutionally incompetent’ Crown Office can clock up conviction ratesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855066.post-57352123692754681572012-07-06T20:41:51.274+01:002012-07-06T20:41:51.274+01:00Like the unique Not Proven verdict in Scotland it ...Like the unique Not Proven verdict in Scotland it is a safety barrier in an unsafe conviction, poor or corrupt police evidence, we must keep corroboration, is a much bigger cornerstone of our legal system, we have had the " cry rape " situation in many cases, where due to alcohol or a falling out in a relationship or an after thought the woman crys rape.There must be two independent sources of evidence for without this safety net, their will be many more unsafe convictions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855066.post-90236574336922770282012-07-04T20:30:13.678+01:002012-07-04T20:30:13.678+01:00My my, what a change of tune from Mr McRaskill, I ...My my, what a change of tune from Mr McRaskill, I recall him sermnising to all who would listen that we had a separate, unique and indpependent legal system we could all be pround of and which he would defend to the hilt.<br /><br />It seems prosecutors are simply not up to the job and so, a politician to the core, he has done an abrupt about turn and removed one of the fundamental cornerstones of a system with 'compassion' at its heart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com