The Right to Know

1) 'The rights of the criminal are protected before those of the victim'


2) 'Jon Venebles should never have been let out of prison in the first place'


3) 'We have a right to know why Jon Venebles has gone back into custody'

1) Before the defendant is found guilty they have exactly the same rights as the victim and exactly the same rights as every other person in the country. Only when they have been found guilty do they stand to lose any rights. The victim doesn't lose any rights at any time during a trial. Therefore at no point does the criminal have more rights than the victim as the victim always has every right.


2) Debatable but our justice system works on rehabilitation. Jon Venebles was deemed rehabilitated. So far there is no evidence in the public domain to suggest that he doesn't remain rehabilitated.


3) You think you do but you just don't, and for very good reason i.e. to ensure trials by jury remain impartial.