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Because of the seriousness of the offence, juvenile rape cases are
tried in adult court where attempts at informality are made,
sometimes with unfortunate consequences.  It's hard to take seriously
a courtroom that allows a juror to wear an FCUK sweatshirt in a rape
case.  Or a judge who consistenly get Lucy's name wrong, and thinks
it's civilised to give the jury the afternoon off, because a juror
wants to go to a nativity play.  The prosecuting barrister gets the
girls mixed up--he's never met them before, because they have the
status only of witnesses in their own case (the Crown is officially
the wronged party).

Rose George
		   "Gang Rape", Weekend, the Guardian, 2004-06-05, p. 15
		   http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,2763,1230634,00.html

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