Have you ever sat in a
court to listen and to see what is going on there? If not, why not? Or do you
do as so many others do? Watch the dramatic stuff on TV? I am not referring to
movies – I am referring to real murder trials such as the one about the murder
of Eugene Terre’blanché.
I strongly recommend
that you should visit a court soon.
Just the other day a
person said to me that he often wondered whether he would be allowed to go in
and just sit and listen. It is open to the public – except when it is held in camera for instance when a minor is
on trial.
My mom visited a court
the first time in her life when I was a state prosecutor – well, that takes me
back many years. She said to me when she came out: “Boet, dit is mos maar
lawaaierig daarbinne.” She was so taken aback when people kept coming in and
going out. Her concept of the procedures inside there changed drastically.
Just go, enter the
courtroom and sit and observe. And then tell me.
0 comments:
Post a Comment