Making entertainment out of a live broadcast of a murder trial is HORRIFIC. Families of victim’s have to relive these gruesome events multiple times; media broadcasting would be another.
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Of communication”. But we owe a level of respect to the victims, and families. It can be argued that this is its own form of “cruel and unusual…punishment”. In these situations, it is inhumane to turn these moments into a form of entertainment for the rest of society that has no
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Public opinion is at the forefront of violating s. 11(d), “any person charged with an offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty”. By having a live broadcast, public opinion could favour
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by an unbiased media company and contain raw footage throughout the public is near impossible. By allowing this to occur, a defendant would not have a fair trial. Even though a.2(b) “freedom of the press and other media of communication” is
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Being infringed upon, it’s under a reasonable limit to protect defendants from life altering societal behaviour. Public opinion will always follow a last name, but the media can broadcast other stories.
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