That's a bit unfair. Many UK judges give sound judgements every day. The UK court issue is CPS led and far too PC!

Originally Posted by roadster280

The sad thing is, I would expect nothing less from a US judge. Not that that is sad, but it saddens me that my expectations of a British judge are far lower.

Spot on.

My only criticism is that when calling Reid a terrorist, he failed to add "and a sh1t one at that".

Originally Posted by ABrighter2006

Cheers for posting this eodmatt - out of interest, where did you pick it up from? (am overseas with even less access to real information then normal!)

Too much to hope for Chilcott to take a similar approach this Friday!

Hat doffed to Judge William Young, US District Court.

I am also overseas and my internet access is also a la cocoa tin and string The piece was sent to me another expat somewhere in the world (probably also with crappy internet access). I will try and locate it - anyone with a good internet connection care to try and track it down?

An excellent statement, but to give it unassailable credibility, is it available from an official source? You know how these things end up being modified, amended and passed as original as they plod through the interweb.

Originally Posted by RearWords

I love it.

Star - Spangled Banner playing as I type.

That would make one helluva piece in a film.

Yes or perhaps a splendid piece of collateral when Judge Young stands for re-election?

Found a reputable source . . not made up then.

Linky to CNN Transcript

Originally Posted by maguire

Originally Posted by roadster280

The sad thing is, I would expect nothing less from a US judge. Not that that is sad, but it saddens me that my expectations of a British judge are far lower.

you do them a disservice for a huge part I fear - they are ridiculously hobbled (and no less frustrated than us) by sentencing guidelines and being forced to slavishy respect scumbags 'ooman rights, innit'.

this is excellent and illuminating reading - http://thelawwestofealingbroadway.blogspot.com/

Mmmmm. OK, but I spent 3 years being sued in the high court by a piece of low life shit on legal aid and quite honestly the whole thing was a farce. A money making farce where all the lawyers dutifully played their parts and collected their exhorbitant fees, whilst the Judge looked on like professional wrestling referee and politely listened to the most abject rubbish from the bloke whose lawyers brought the case - e.g. "My client cannot now produce the document which adds proof to his claim alledging fraud on the part of (me), since, unfortunately, his dog ate it after he inadvertantly splashed Irish stew on it.... we therefore request an order to search the defendents offices, because he must have had a copy of the said document which he has clearly failed to disclose to this court in accordance with ... blah... "

That's a fine post, eodmatt. Here's to Judge William Young.

Originally Posted by ericthellama

Found a reputable source . . not made up then.

Linky to CNN Transcript

Excellent, thanks! Pity I cant open the link due to a crap internet connection will try again later.

I like the way that life means life, and then they bang a load of consecutive sentences on the end.

Here it would be life means 12 years (out in 8 with good behaviour) and sentences to run concurrently.