tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post5641960705298085720..comments2024-03-28T07:16:39.621+00:00Comments on Lallands Peat Worrier: More English jury delusions...Lallands Peat Worrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-65373786964625174172010-08-01T14:29:40.759+01:002010-08-01T14:29:40.759+01:00Ha! No doubt this brave English yeoman felt rather...Ha! No doubt this brave English yeoman felt rather hard done by as he looked up into the bored, dry face of the sheriff and scrutinised the thinly-populated courtroom surrounding him. <i>The Lady Chatterley Trial, it ain't.</i>Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-68564798260813878202010-08-01T01:03:38.056+01:002010-08-01T01:03:38.056+01:00Some years ago an English friend of mine (then jus...Some years ago an English friend of mine (then just recently moved to live in Scotland) had an acrimonious run-in with a traffic warden and received a parking ticket.<br /><br />He told me that he was so annoyed by what had happened that he was 'definitely going to opt for trial by jury'.<br /><br />My hilarity at the thought of the Scottish lieges officiating in a parking case was only matched by the knowledge that similarly trivial cases WERE tried by jury south of the Border, complete with counsel on each side.almaxnoreply@blogger.com