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2008-11-06 Britain

Lawyers for London Al Qaeda bomb plot gang cost taxpayer £5 million

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Posted by anonymous5089 2008-11-06 06:34|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 How much does the rest of the muslim community cost the tax payer Gordon?????

Posted by Paul2 2008-11-06 06:48|| 2008-11-06 06:48|| Front Page Top

#2 let Saudi Arabia or other ME states pay for their lawyers in these cases

Posted by chris 2008-11-06 07:34|| 2008-11-06 07:34|| Front Page Top

#3 That's because the UK chose the wrong venue.

Posted by WilliamMarcyTweed 2008-11-06 07:57|| 2008-11-06 07:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Capital cases - where the death penalty is involved - are one instance where I think government aid is warranted for the defendants' legal expenses. Britain has stopped executing convicted criminals for capital crimes. Why is it continuing to pay for legal expense?

Posted by Zhang Fei 2008-11-06 08:13|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-11-06 08:13|| Front Page Top

#5 How much do bullets cost over there?

Posted by tu3031 2008-11-06 10:19|| 2008-11-06 10:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Because, Zhang, fair treatment of accused people in the courts is a cornerstone of a democratic society.

Posted by Steve White 2008-11-06 11:09|| 2008-11-06 11:09|| Front Page Top

#7 The joys of fighting a war in corts.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-11-06 11:23|| 2008-11-06 11:23|| Front Page Top

#8 Now we know where some of the money saved by downsizing the Navy went.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-11-06 11:56|| 2008-11-06 11:56|| Front Page Top

#9 Because, Zhang, fair treatment of accused people in the courts is a cornerstone of a democratic society.

We must not be a democratic society, since we don't cover legal expenses for non-capital cases.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2008-11-06 17:13|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-11-06 17:13|| Front Page Top

#10 Sure we do. People who can't afford an attorney get one appointed for them in any criminal case. Might not be the world's best attorney but they get one. That's the way it should be.

Posted by Steve White 2008-11-06 17:48|| 2008-11-06 17:48|| Front Page Top

#11 I sat on a jury earlier this year and the defendent was represented by a court-appointed attorney. The lady was normally a divorce lawyer - I guess she was doing some pro bono work for the profession in this case. This defendent was very well represented. We convicted, but it sure wasn't because of her; she seriously outclassed the prosecuter (and the judge.)

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-11-06 19:01|| 2008-11-06 19:01|| Front Page Top

#12 We must not be a democratic society, since we don't cover legal expenses for non-capital cases.

It's part of the Miranda Rights. Maybe you've heard of it.

Posted by Pappy 2008-11-06 19:08|| 2008-11-06 19:08|| Front Page Top

#13 Sure we do. People who can't afford an attorney get one appointed for them in any criminal case.

Only if you can't afford one. Do these people qualify as indigent? Aren't they a bunch of doctors?

Posted by Zhang Fei 2008-11-06 19:20|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-11-06 19:20|| Front Page Top

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