Who Would Have Thought, That Labour/Starmer Would Exploit Victimhood [Complainanthood], For Political/Personal Gain? - Us, Of Course

Terminator Cyborg and Keir Starmer

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Saturday 28 December 2013

Cross-examinations too harsh for rape victims [complainants] says Labour

"Rape and abuse victims [complainants] must be protected more in court says Labour, promising to change the law if they are elected in 2015. 

Cross-examination for rape and abuse victims [complainants]can be harrowing, said Shadow Justice secretary Sadiq Khan, introducing a report into the treatment of victims authored by Keir Starmer, the former director of public prosecutions.

Failing victims [complainants]

"Whether it's the father of Milly Dowler treated in court like a criminal, the 13-year-old victim of sexual abuse labelled a 'sexual predator' by a judge [which , she was and is], or the victim only finding out their attacker has been released from prison by bumping into them in the supermarket, our justice system is failing too many victims [complainants]," he said."

http://www.channel4.com/news/cross-examinations-too-harsh-for-rape-victims-says-labour

Friday 27 December 2013

Labour ‘keen for Keir Starmer to stand for election’ as former DPP works on new 'victim's law'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-keen-for-keir-starmer-to-stand-for-election-9027601.html

Saturday 28 December 2013

Keir Starmer takes Labour adviser role and hints at career as MP

http://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/dec/28/keir-stammer-hints-at-political-career

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@Channel4News Who would have thought, that Labour/Starmer would exploit victimhood, for political/personal gain?
— TheOSC (@OSCP2) December 28, 2013

http://t.co/TCtbBVrl4B Amazing statement from Kier "The Justice System will be one fit for victims. I thought justice was for all in society
— Tracey McMahon (@MAFTC) December 28, 2013

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Delighted Keir Starmer & Doreen Lawrence will be working with @SadiqKhan & myself to develop @UKLabour's Victims' law http://t.co/wbzjoL2Kpo
— Dan Jarvis (@DanJarvisMP) December 28, 2013

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December 27, 2013 (11:41 pm)

Keir Starmer to advise Labour on first Victims’ [Complainants] Law

http://press.labour.org.uk/post/71354241522/keir-starmer-to-advise-labour-on-first-victims-law

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and here is your prize ...

Many congratulations to Keir Starmer's well-deserved recognition in the New Year's Honours List; an excellent DPP and human rights QC.
— Kirsty Brimelow QC (@Kirsty_Brimelow) December 31, 2013

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Monday 3 February 2014

Britain's criminal justice system fails the vulnerable. We need a Victims' Law [yup, equal Justice is so old]


"As former head of public prosecutions, I believe we need a radical review of how those who have suffered sexual abuse are treated."

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/03/britain-criminal-justice-system-victims-law-public-prosecutions

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@EllieCumbo but little concern for defendants, it appears. Please avoid 'victim', when they are not.
— TheOSC (@OSCP2) February 3, 2014

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Some practicality for victims & fair trials after Kier Starmer QC on Victims Law by me for @HLEThinkTank http://t.co/oMrak8RGO7
— Felicity Gerry (@felicitygerry) February 5, 2014

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Intellectual Blindspots

Censoring Sex Research

"The Debate over Male Intergenerational Relations

This volume sheds light on one of the most explosive episodes of censure of academic scholarship in recent decades. Bruce Rind, a former psychology professor at Temple University, investigated sexual relations between male adults and adolescents through history and across cultures, from highly institutionalized relationships in Ancient Greece and Rome, to 33 contemporary cultures including the USA, and among various species. His conclusions that these relations, when consensual, are not always negative was radical, but based in his research findings. Even before publication of an invited article on the topic, he was subjected to intensive attacks, censured, and censored. This book presents a substantially extended version of Rind’s original, unpublished article, plus 12 scholarly responses to his work that argue for or against Rind’s conclusions or offer useful context on his work. For anyone interested in sex research and the academic freedom issues surrounding it, whether supportive of or vehemently opposed to Rind’s ideas, this book is a must-read.

Thomas K Hubbard (Editor); Beert Verstraete (Editor)
368 pp. / 6.00 x 9.00 / Jun, 2013
Hardback (978-1-61132-338-2)
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http://www.lcoastpress.com/book.php?id=430

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Friday, 10 January, 2014

The pre-WEIRD world, according to Rind

http://tomocarroll.wordpress.com/2014/01/10/the-pre-weird-world-according-to-rind

Nothing Like An Ex-Smoker

14/3/13 

Supreme Court of Canada: stop sanctioning hate against Minor-Attracted People

"The Supreme Court of Canada, in a recent ruling about hate speech against gays and lesbians, has in effect sanctioned hate against minor-attracted persons (MAPs). It calls them “a traditionally reviled group in society” and says that merely comparing gays to “pedophiles” constitutes one of “the ‘hallmarks’ of hatred identified in (prior) case law.”

This shocking display of state menace was part of a judgment given in late February in the case of Bill Whatcott, an eccentric far-right Christian activist from Weyburn, Saskatchewan. As the judgment says, outlining the background of the case ..."

"Supreme Court of Canada: you know, justices, and have always known, that not all pedophiles are lawbreakers. Your decisions and statements implying otherwise are political pandering, completely in contradiction with the basic principles of justice and the intentions of the Canadian Charter of Rights. Stop the hatred now. Your law-abiding minor-attracted citizens deserve a Supreme Court with a conscience."

http://www.cjat.org/ipb/index.php?showtopic=1395

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The Essence of Childhood Violated: Ethel Quayle's new Spirit of Child Pornography

http://www.cjat.org/ipb/index.php?showtopic=245

R. v. Sharpe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._v._Sharpe

Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashcroft_v._Free_Speech_Coalition

Apologise, Only When Correct

2 August 2012 Last updated at 16:48

West Mercia Police apologise over rape campaign poster

"Safe Night Out poster An anti-rape charity said the posters put the blame on the victim

West Mercia police has apologised for a poster campaign which an anti-rape charity called "inappropriate."

Worcestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre claimed the Safe Night Out campaign blamed victims who had been drinking for sexual assault.

Jocelyn Anderson, from the centre, said: "It's not alcohol that causes rape, although it's a vulnerability factor, it's rapists that cause rape.""

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-19091566