The Ipswich murder trial

[dot.hawkes]

I have just watched the news report on the Jury visiting the various locations involved in the murders and attacks. The reporter quoted the Judge who has directed the Jurers to not consider the floral tributes left at the various sites to be evidence, just memorials. I just thought that maybe it is a subtle way for the poor victims to be seen by the jurers as human beings, wives, daughters, etc, who are missed and were loved, I don't know why is struck me as such, but the comment by the judge drew the floral tributes to everyone's attention and raised their importance i think

[loobie]

I would agree with you dot...i think the floral tributes would have had an effect anyway to anyone who is humane, in know it does me when i see such things at crash sites etc, but i guess really the judge shouldn't have mentioned anything to influence feelings in any way??

[jno]

they're evidence of people's feelings, but that's not what's on trial. I think it's fair enough to remind the jury that they don't prove anything about the accused.

[kwicky]

Maybe they should have taken the accused to these sites just to see his expressions. To commit 5 callous murders his lack of feeling would be witnessed as any normal human being would feel sick.