{"id":319512,"date":"2025-12-06T07:29:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T07:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=319512"},"modified":"2025-12-08T08:32:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T08:32:11","slug":"the-future-of-british-justice-is-horrifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=319512","title":{"rendered":"The Future of British \u201cJustice\u201d is HORRIFYING"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Kit Knightly \u2013 Off-Guardian Nov 5, 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>The recent changes being made to British law are undermining the rights of citizens to a fair trial and presumption of innocence, and could turn our legal system into a truly dystopian nightmare.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how\u2026<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The reports<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The calls for <em>reforms<\/em>, <em>reviews<\/em> and all the other R words come from three relatively recent reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First<\/strong>, there was the first report of Lord Leveson\u2019s Crime and Justice Report, which was \u201cleaked\u201d in April:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JzOmYaCkhD\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/off-guardian.org\/2025\/04\/15\/goodbye-jury-trials-hello-digital-id-10-recommendations-from-the-crime-and-justice-commission\/\">Goodbye Jury Trials, Hello Digital ID: 10 \u201crecommendations\u201d from the Crime and Justice Commission<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" title=\"\u201cGoodbye Jury Trials, Hello Digital ID: 10 \u201crecommendations\u201d from the Crime and Justice Commission\u201d \u2014 OffGuardian\" src=\"https:\/\/off-guardian.org\/2025\/04\/15\/goodbye-jury-trials-hello-digital-id-10-recommendations-from-the-crime-and-justice-commission\/embed\/#?secret=JzOmYaCkhD\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" data-secret=\"JzOmYaCkhD\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/p>\n<p>\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\n\/*! 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This file is auto-generated *\/\n\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&#038;&#038;d.addEventListener&#038;&#038;\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&#038;&#038;(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&#038;&#038;!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&#038;&#038;(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&#038;&#038;(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&#038;&#038;(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&#038;&#038;n.host===r.host&#038;&#038;l.activeElement===s&#038;&#038;(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document); \/* ]]> *\/<\/p>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Second<\/strong>, there is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.london.gov.uk\/programmes-strategies\/mayors-office-policing-and-crime-mopac\/about-mopac\/victims-commissioner\/london-victim-attrition-review\">London Victim Attrition Review<\/a>, authored by outgoing Victims Commissioner for London and incoming <em>National<\/em> Victims Commissioner, Claire Waxman OBE.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Third<\/strong>, and finally, there is the last report from the outgoing National Victims Commissioner Baroness Newlove, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud-platform-e218f50a4812967ba1215eaecede923f.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/Victims-Survey-2024-report-16.10.25.pdf\">Annual Victim Survey 2024<\/a>, which was published in October.<\/p>\n<p>These reports lay the precedent and narrative groundwork for all the justice \u201creforms\u201d moving forward. Notice two of them are victim-centric, that is clearly by design. Almost all the \u201creforms\u201d are framed as \u201cprotecting victims\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>abolishing jury trials<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This has been on the cards for a while, and should surprise no one. Just yesterday, Justice Minister David Lammy announced the plan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cn5lxg2l0lqo\">to abolish all jury trials<\/a> for crimes carrying (our emphasis) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theyworkforyou.com\/wms\/?id=2025-12-02.hcws1123.h\">\u201c<strong>likely<\/strong> sentences of three years or less\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 (spot the weasel word).<\/p>\n<p>The plan is to follow Lord Leveson\u2019s recommendation from April and introduce a new judge-only division of the Crown Court to hear these cases and \u201cclear the backlog\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve discussed this to death in the past, and I won\u2019t repeat myself here. Instead, I invite you to note the way MPs talk about accused criminals in articles like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/law\/2025\/nov\/20\/moj-to-remove-right-to-trial-by-jury-for-thousands-of-cases-in-controversial-overhaul\">this one<\/a> from the Guardian, and ask if it fills you with confidence for the future of justice.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Sackman MP describes choosing a trial by jury as a way for <em>\u201ccareer criminals\u201d<\/em> to <em>\u201cgame the system\u201d<\/em>, with defendants <em>\u201claughing in the dock\u201d.<\/em> The basic assumption is that <em>all<\/em> accused people are basically guilty.<\/p>\n<p>Because eroding the presumption of innocence is a key theme here.<\/p>\n<p>She goes on to suggest people accused of stealing minor items \u00a0don\u2019t deserve the luxury of a fair trial,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Do we think that someone who has stolen a bottle of whisky from a minimart should receive the right to trial by jury?<\/p>\n<p>And, while it\u2019s hard to understand exactly what her broken English is intended to convey here, it\u2019s probably (ironically) that juries are too dim to understand complicated fraud cases (that\u2019s the view expressed in the Leveson report, <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/686be85d81dd8f70f5de3c1f\/35.49_MOJ_Ind_Review_Criminal_Courts_v8b_FINAL_WEB.pdf\">page 306, para. 71<\/a>) :<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Do we think that someone who has been involved in a serious fraud involving cryptocurrency that (sic) we should have a jury sat in court for a year or more hearing such a case?<\/p>\n<p>The only rational answer to both those questions is, of course, \u201cyes\u201d, but I think she wants us to say \u201cno\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>And note the already-tired call to \u201cprotect victims\u201d:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cI\u2019ve spoken to victims and survivors who tell me they\u2019ve lost their jobs, they suffered mental breakdown all the while that they were waiting<\/p>\n<p>These attitudes \u2013 alleged victims are <em>always<\/em> saintly, accused are <em>always<\/em> guilty, and a trial is a luxury afforded by a merciful state \u2013 are everywhere right now, and that should be worrying all of us.<\/p>\n<p>While changes to the jury system are getting a lot of headlines \u2014 rightfully so \u2014 they are hardly the only frightening \u201creform\u201d on the horizon.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Coaching witnesses<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The state wants to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.london.gov.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-11\/Witness%20preparation%20%26%20pretrial%20support%20policy%20paper.pdf\"> \u201ctrain\u201d prosecution witnesses<\/a> to deal with \u201ctough\u201d cross-examination. The recommendation, taken from the Waxman report, is covered in the Evening Standard, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/uk\/witnesses-criminal-trials-training-cross-examination-victims-commissioner-quebec-b1257207.html\">headlines<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Witnesses in criminal trials should be trained to cope with tough questions<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s pretty much the gist. The incoming national victim\u2019s commissioner wants state prosecutors to train witnesses to \u201cdeal with tough questions\u201d:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Ms Waxman says the preparation should go further, delivering a \u201cdedicated session focused on in-depth support for giving evidence\u201d for witnesses who are vulnerable or could be intimidated by the trial process.<\/p>\n<p>Which sounds rather like the state coaching their witness on how to handle cross-examination by the defence, doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<p>It is, once again, couched in terms of protecting victims:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cFor too many victims, the experience of attending court remains daunting, with limited support in preparing for trial which, coupled with the long waiting time due to the backlogs, is often an emotionally exhausting and traumatising experience\u201d,<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly manipulative. But at least witnesses will actually be present in the courtroom, instead of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/policies\/victims-and-witnesses\/pre-recording-of-evidence-criminal-trials\/\"> giving pre-recorded statements<\/a> or testifying <a href=\"https:\/\/insidehmcts.blog.gov.uk\/2025\/05\/09\/remote-link-sites-transforming-court-experiences-for-vulnerable-witnesses\/\">over video-link<\/a>, both of which already happen.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>incentivising allegations of abuse<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The UK\u2019s Bar Council is backing a move that will effectively incentivise allegations of domestic abuse in divorce courts.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK roughly 15% of family court cases are eligible for legal aid, but the Bar Association is backing a change that would make<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/law\/2025\/nov\/09\/bar-council-calls-for-legal-aid-for-all-family-court-cases-involving-domestic-abuse\"> any case involving allegations of domestic abuse automatically eligible<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To put two and two together, this move will undoubtedly \u2014 100% absolutely certainly \u2014 increase the number of domestic abuse allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The state will effectively be paying people to accuse each other of domestic violence.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>cattle-tagging parolees<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In late 2024, it was announced that London would be launching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c70eqdjl9yeo\">a pilot scheme to GPS tag those convicted of \u201cstalking offenses\u201d<\/a>. This followed similar schemes tagging those convicted of knife crime and domestic abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Under that scheme, over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/london\/met-police-gps-tagging-jail-london-mayor-sadiq-khan-b1257687.html\">230 parolees were returned to prison<\/a> after breaching \u201cexclusion zones\u201d. This so-called \u201csuccess\u201d has now led to a national rollout.<\/p>\n<p>The planned national scheme will see tens of thousands of people tagged with GPS ankle monitors, and introduce new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/new-restriction-zones-to-boost-protection-for-victims\">\u201crestriction zones\u201d<\/a> alongside \u201cexclusion zones\u201d. Breaching these zones will result in possible jail time.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to see how a system of strict GPS restriction\/exclusion zones sending people back to prison can be cynically used to extend a prison sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Essentially, you could deny a defendant a jury trial because his crime carries a maximum sentence of less than three years, then use overly strict \u201crestriction zones\u201d to send him back to prison and informally extend his sentence.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Limiting Appeals<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Following Leveson\u2019s recommendations, Lammy has announced an end to the automatic right to appeal, limiting appeals from the magistrates\u2019 court to the Crown Court to points of law, and making it so appeals must be approved by a judge before they can be heard.<\/p>\n<p>To quote the Leveson report from July, those convicted will have to <em>\u201capply for permission to appeal.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This move has been widely<a href=\"https:\/\/bylinetimes.com\/2025\/12\/03\/david-lammy-scrap-automatic-right-to-appeal-risk-increasing-miscarriages-of-justice\/\"> criticised by legal experts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Further, sentencing powers have increased for the lower courts, allowing them to impose fines of up to \u00a310,000 or jail terms of 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>So we have harsher sentences being handed out that, because they are given out by magistrates, will be almost impossible to appeal.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The psy-ops keep on coming<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As always with propaganda drives, we are awash with cases and studies reinforcing the apparent need for reform just as the reports are published.<\/p>\n<p>For example, this year has seen multiple stories of prisoners being \u201caccidentally\u201d released early \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ce3xe57v7kvo\">over 90 of them according to the BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You know what a good solution to this \u201cproblem\u201d would be?<\/p>\n<p>Well, how about geo-tagging all prisoners or former prisoners?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not hard to decode the messaging.<\/p>\n<p>This is only a minor example, but yesterday, within hours of Lammy announcing the jury overhaul, \u201cSimon\u201d called into LBC Radio to tell us about a jury acquitting someone, even though he was guilty:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8216;I saw the victim, I saw her go to pieces.&#8217;<br \/>\n&#8216;Did you feel ashamed of yourself?&#8217;<br \/>\n&#8216;No, no I didn&#8217;t.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Caller Simon recounts the moment he and his fellow jurors decided to let off an &#8216;old man&#8217; who had &#8216;obviously&#8217; committed a crime against a young girl. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IainDale?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Iaindale<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CGAydynAXd\">pic.twitter.com\/CGAydynAXd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LBC (@LBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LBC\/status\/1995975159304650863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Only the willfully blind or unfortunately stupid could possibly fail to see this for what it is- crude and fraudulent propaganda. Unfortunately, our media landscape is populated almost entirely with this kind of low-level psy-op aimed at propping up the narrative of the moment.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why is it always rape?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Natalie Fleet MP has written a long defence of \u201cjury reform\u201d for the New Statesman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newstatesman.com\/politics\/uk-politics\/2025\/12\/victim-or-perpetrator-i-know-whose-side-im-on\">published yesterday<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Why curtailing juries can help save British justice<\/p>\n<p>\u2026and literally the only crime it mentions is rape.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, France massively reduced its usage of jury trials \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/pzlIW\"> including in ALL rape cases<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Scotland tried (again) to get rid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c20n3rjp7v9o\">of jury trials for rape cases<\/a> (they failed after resistance from the bar association). Again in Scotland, alleged victims are protected by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2025\/nov\/17\/rape-victims-in-scotland-will-be-protected-when-giving-evidence-says-lord-advocate\">\u201crape shield\u201d<\/a> law during trials \u2013 meaning they are not subject to proper cross-examination.<\/p>\n<p>This tramples the rights of the accused, but no one wants to talk about that. If you happen to be falsely accused \u2013 well, too bad because your accuser won\u2019t have to prove their case.<\/p>\n<p>One way the Scottish courts have always been superior to the rest of the UK (in my opinion), is the presence of the \u201cnot proven\u201d verdict. An option for juries to say \u201cthe accused is probably guilty, but there isn\u2019t enough evidence to convict\u201d. It carries no penalty, works as an acquittal and renders protection under Double Jeopardy laws, but is distinct from being found \u201cinnocent\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>And now it\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2025\/sep\/17\/scottish-parliament-scrap-legal-verdict-of-not-proven\"> scrapped<\/a>. Why?<\/p>\n<p>To try and increase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk\/campaigns-end-not-proven\/\">convictions for rape<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Because demanding proof is just \u00a0(alleged) victim-blaming.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just a fact that whenever tyrannical legal reforms are mooted, it\u2019s usually in the name of either rape, or child abuse, school shootings or domestic violence.<\/p>\n<p>The why of this is fairly simple.<\/p>\n<p>These are all crimes heinous enough that no one will want to be associated with them, or be seen to be defending the (alleged) perpetrators. The government leverages our disgust at this kind of crime in order to legislate permission to commit disgusting crimes of their own.<\/p>\n<p>Florida wants to make child rape <a href=\"https:\/\/floridaphoenix.com\/2025\/10\/02\/florida-leads-15-states-in-asking-pam-bondi-to-support-executing-child-rapists\/\">punishable by death<\/a>, and the UK is seriously considering <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-uk-government-is-considering-mandatory-chemical-castration-for-sex-offenders-its-an-ethical-and-legal-minefield-257795#:~:text=A%20pilot%20scheme%20of%20voluntary,castration%20could%20be%20made%20mandatory.\">mandatory chemical castration<\/a> for sex offenders.<\/p>\n<p>Instinctually, a lot of people will say this is acceptable. But, just as evolving definitions of \u201cparental abuse\u201d should cause us to question family court reforms, these criminal justice reforms should have us aware of the definition of \u201crape\u201d or other highly emotive words.<\/p>\n<p>After all, we were witness to the controlled evolution of \u201cdomestic terrorism\u201d to mean <a href=\"https:\/\/off-guardian.org\/2021\/07\/01\/inside-bidens-new-domestic-terrorism-strategy\/\">whatever they want it to mean<\/a>. We\u2019d be naive to assume the same could not happen in other cases.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u201cprotecting victims\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We have noted already that the rallying cry for all of these changes is \u201cprotecting\u201d or \u201csafeguarding\u201d victims, usually women and\/or children:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today we&#8217;re announcing bold reform that puts victims at the front and centre of the justice system.<\/p>\n<p>VAWG Advocate, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pipstaylor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pipstaylor<\/a> spoke to Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy to hear the steps the government is taking to restore the public&#8217;s trust in the system. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PgsnYVl0AF\">pic.twitter.com\/PgsnYVl0AF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ministry of Justice (@MoJGovUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoJGovUK\/status\/1995830462833459216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Essentially, the totality of the proposed changes can be summed up in simple terms: The state is placing the concept of victimhood on a pedestal of unassailability and leveraging that to undermine the presumption of innocence.<\/p>\n<p>There is no more clear example of this than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2025\/dec\/02\/rape-victims-england-wales-protected-serial-liar-trope-legal-shake-up?CMP=share_btn_url\">law changes<\/a> regarding \u201cbad character\u201d evidence. Moving forward, it will be much harder for defense attorneys to introduce evidence of \u201cbad character\u201d for alleged victims \u2013 even to the point of limiting cross-examination on the stand. While, at the same time, making it much easier to for the prosecution to introduce \u201cbad character\u201d evidence for the accused.<\/p>\n<p>Even the use of the word \u201cvictim\u201d is prejudicial in and of itself, as it presupposes a crime has taken place. \u201cAlleged victim\u201d would be more proper, or the legal term \u201ccomplainant\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>going global<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It can be no coincidence that these reforms \u2014 all so heavily couched in the language of \u201cprotecting victims\u201d and preventing \u201cviolence against women and girls\u201d \u2014 are rolling out in the UK just as the UN is launching their own \u201c16 Days\u201d campaign to raise awareness of violence against women.<\/p>\n<p>More concerning is propaganda messaging that \u201cdigital violence is real violence\u201d:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Online abuse is not \u201cvirtual\u201d. It is real violence with real consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Survivors carry scars beyond the screen.<\/p>\n<p>Laws that protect us offline must also protect us online.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to demand accountability and safety in every space.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/16Days?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#16Days<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ACTToEndViolence?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ACTToEndViolence<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F13t7Wrxyi\">pic.twitter.com\/F13t7Wrxyi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 United Nations Geneva (@UNGeneva) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNGeneva\/status\/1996489131510350221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Digital violence is a human rights, governance and economic crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Together, let&#8217;s say NO to any form of violence against women and girls.<\/p>\n<p>As we kick of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/16Days?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#16Days<\/a> of Activism, let&#8217;s build a safer online and offline world for every woman and girl.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoExcuse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoExcuse<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L6m5qPPIVE\">pic.twitter.com\/L6m5qPPIVE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UN Development (@UNDP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNDP\/status\/1993368365612909020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The idea that digital or virtual behaviours should be bracketed alongside actual violent crime is incredibly worrying.<\/p>\n<p>The UK already has frankly insane laws regarding speech on social media, with thousands and thousands of arrests for \u201cdigital communication offenses\u201d every year. The framework already exists for these legal reforms concerning \u201cprotecting victims\u201d to redefine terms such as \u201csexual assault\u201d and \u201cdomestic violence\u201d so they can be applied to <em>online<\/em> behaviour.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>British law is rapidly becoming tyrannical. People are now routinely <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/12\/03\/man-arrested-in-the-uk-for-posing-with-gun-in-the-us-plans-to-sue-the-police-25097070\/\">arrested for social media posts<\/a>, and with the looming changes none of those people would be granted a jury trial and many of them would be subject to GPS surveillance after serving their sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take everything together and mentally picture the inevitable future of criminal justice in this country:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are accused of stalking or \u201cdigital violence\u201d based on a social media post.<\/li>\n<li>Your trial takes place in front of a single judge, not a jury<\/li>\n<li>Prosecution witnesses are coached\/testify via video call\/submit pre-recorded statements\/are not subject to cross examination.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019re convicted but can longer \u00a0be granted an automatic right to appeal.<\/li>\n<li>After three years in prison you are tagged with an ankle monitor on release.<\/li>\n<li>Going out of your \u00a0\u201crestriction zone\u201d \u00a0\u2013 ie accidentally driving or walking a little further than your monitor allows \u00a0\u2013 sends you back to prison.<\/li>\n<li>And your \u201ccrime\u201d that got you into this place? It could be as little as sending an email someone found \u201cabusive\u201d. \u00a0Or indeed it could be nothing, because the system will almost guarantee that increasing numbers of falsely accused people will end up going to prison.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a dystopian hellscape, crafted in the name of \u201cprotecting victims\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In late October I wrote a piece on the looming \u201creforms\u201d to British family law, <a href=\"https:\/\/off-guardian.org\/2025\/10\/28\/what-do-they-have-planned-for-family-court-reform\/\">concluding<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In the end, is this all really about domestic abuse, protecting children or feminism?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">No, I don\u2019t think so. I think this is about inflating the role of the state in children\u2019s lives, camouflaged in gender politics designed to turn mothers and fathers against each other.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">I think it\u2019s about perpetuating the war on the cohesive family unit and increasing single-parent families, in the knowledge that single parents will be more likely to rely on state assistance and less able to resist over-reaching rules and regulations.<\/p>\n<p>In a similar vein I would ask, are these reforms really about \u201cprotecting victims\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think so. I think the state is using victims \u2013 real and imagined \u2013 \u00a0as stalking horses for their anti-human agenda. I think they are invoking the idea of \u201cspeedy justice\u201d to undermine centuries-old and hard-won human rights.<\/p>\n<p>The future of British \u201cjustice\u201d is currently terrifying.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026and we still have the second part of the Leveson report, and its focus on \u201cutilizing technology\u201d, to look forward to.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Support Off-Guardian:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/offguardian\">Ko-fi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/offguardian\">Subscribestar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=CKFB3MH8CGB9U\">Paypal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/off-guardian.org\/2025\/12\/05\/the-future-of-british-justice-is-horrifying\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British law is rapidly becoming tyrannical. People are now routinely arrested for social media posts, and proposed changes to the justice system would only consolidate the tyranny. 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