Since judgements about crime necessarily involve questions about intentions and motives and proportionality between the damage done and the need to take action, it is surely completely bizarre to outlaw any mention of the problem the alleged criminal was trying to fend off. 🙄🤔
RT @JolyonMaugham: I have to say, I think the thing that actually brings the law into disrepute is a judge sentencing you to seven weeks for talking about the environment during your defence…

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