> The government says swift action for victims is a priority.
It really really isn’t as that would require proper funding of the criminal justice system.
Which is demonstrably lacking.
I have cases from 2019 set for trial in 2023. During that time the offender has done the same thing at least twice. The criminal justice system is on fire
> “Our actions had already brought the pandemic-induced backlog down by around 2,000 cases but the barristers’ strike action is undermining those efforts and will only see more victims face further delays.”
Fuck the BBC for closing this article with this quote. Barristers being left with **no other option** than to take industrial action is just another symptom of a failed judicial system, the same failed judicial system that has extended this poor child’s suffering.
>One of the lowest points was when, just before Christmas, the family realised the alleged attacker had a job in a shop near their house.
>”The guy who was charged with the rape was working 30ft away from my daughter’s bedroom. We couldn’t believe that.”
This all seems like an intentional taunting of the victim. The justice system can look the other way all it likes, but there’s a struggling victim and a very dangerous man who is free. This has to be dealt with and at somepoint people will end up dealing with things themselves. Which I’m guessing the government would be happy with as long as it doesn’t encroach on their doorsteps.
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> The government says swift action for victims is a priority.
It really really isn’t as that would require proper funding of the criminal justice system.
Which is demonstrably lacking.
I have cases from 2019 set for trial in 2023. During that time the offender has done the same thing at least twice. The criminal justice system is on fire
> “Our actions had already brought the pandemic-induced backlog down by around 2,000 cases but the barristers’ strike action is undermining those efforts and will only see more victims face further delays.”
Fuck the BBC for closing this article with this quote. Barristers being left with **no other option** than to take industrial action is just another symptom of a failed judicial system, the same failed judicial system that has extended this poor child’s suffering.
>One of the lowest points was when, just before Christmas, the family realised the alleged attacker had a job in a shop near their house.
>”The guy who was charged with the rape was working 30ft away from my daughter’s bedroom. We couldn’t believe that.”
This all seems like an intentional taunting of the victim. The justice system can look the other way all it likes, but there’s a struggling victim and a very dangerous man who is free. This has to be dealt with and at somepoint people will end up dealing with things themselves. Which I’m guessing the government would be happy with as long as it doesn’t encroach on their doorsteps.