Hillsborough

[Mystic]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-359798..._the_day&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=sport

So the jury has been sent out today, it seems like after all this time we might finally be about to see some justice for the 96. I know considering the size of this case (biggest in UK history), it's a bit hard to say, but how long do we reckon it will be until we have a verdict?

 

[Silver Sean]

Hard to say. But it's been 27 years. A few more days wont hurt.
As an aside I had a reporter email me from the Daily Mail asking me for an interview. The Daily fucking Mail. I can't post my response to them or add anything more due to contempt/embargo etc. But when I can I'll post it on here.

 

[Jack D Rips]

Would be nice to have the result before the memorial next week.

 

[Silver Sean]

Would be nice to have the result before the memorial next week.

True.

 

[Judge Jules]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-359798..._the_day&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=sport

So the jury has been sent out today, it seems like after all this time we might finally be about to see some justice for the 96. I know considering the size of this case (biggest in UK history), it's a bit hard to say, but how long do we reckon it will be until we have a verdict?

While I see where you're coming from on this, I'm not a fan of the "justice for" concept personally and this case neatly illustrates one of the reasons why, which is that we all have a stake in seeing justice done. It's never just for one person or group of people, however directly affected they may have been.

I suspect the answer to your question is: a sod of a long time. The case been long and complex by its very nature, in addition to which verdicts will presumably have to be reached on each deceased person individually. As you rightly say, the case is a real one-off. Let's hope it stays that way.

 

[Athens]

At the risk of sounding like an idiot, was the jury there at every sitting for the entire case?

 

[Judge Jules]

It can occasionally happen that points of law are argued in the absence of the jury. I don't know if that happened in this case and, other than that, the jury would have had to be there at all times, so yes, they probably did sit through the whole thing.

 

[Mystic]

It mentions in the article that proceedings had been delayed by jury illness, so i'd suggest that means they're always present.

 

[Jack D Rips]

Yes there were numerous times when proceedings had to be suspended, sometimes for as much as a week due to the illness of a juror.

 

[Spionkop69]

If you don't follow him, then David Conn the guardian journalist has been superb in his updates throughout this.