http://www.stephenfranks.co.nz/?p=2446 A lawyer and former politician opines on law, politics and the universe Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:53:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.stephenfranks.co.nz/?p=2446&cpage=1#comment-4965 Interested Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:43:18 +0000 http://www.stephenfranks.co.nz/?p=2446#comment-4965 Many people are very surprised to learn that victim statements are routinely heavily censored. Now we know why the relatives of murder victims sound so restrained and accepting at sentencing hearings - they haven't been allowed to say what they think. It is sad that the legal profession have quietly gone along with this travesty. Many people are very surprised to learn that victim statements are routinely heavily censored. Now we know why the relatives of murder victims sound so restrained and accepting at sentencing hearings – they haven’t been allowed to say what they think. It is sad that the legal profession have quietly gone along with this travesty.

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