The UK has a
virtually perfect legal system that effectively protects its victims, albeit
having immigrant rights to justice virtually nil. However, even the UK
national, who is born a natural citizen of the land, is losing faith in the
legal system. Probably because of the following reasons I perceive from some
friends who had some legal encounters in the past years.
1.
Victim
Treatment
Victims are
required to report any form of harassment or abuse of any kind to a police
station as soon as possible. However, this requirement puts off many victims
because, apparently, some of them do not find it comfortable to talk to a
police officer, especially female sexual harassment victims interviewed by male
officers. Probing questions can deeply scar the trauma in victims further.
2.
Slow
Speeds
UK courts
handle so many cases all at once. This is the reality for most legal systems in
every country. Some cases are prioritized, some are not. If you’re not a high
profile person, then your case can sit in the dust until someone from the court
decides to read it and open it.
3.
Leeway
for Offenders
Criminals and
offenders are protected by law in the UK and this is okay. However, most
suspects, with their own legal representatives, are briefed in full about the
case. Most victims just find themselves answering questions. Victim support is
also failing because of the objectivity and an unsettling feeling that victim
support representatives are doing things “by the book” and not by the nature of
the case.
