Originally Posted by PN
Jayland, would not a declaration of blame by an expert official body not be taken by an impartial jury as de facto evidence and thus create undue bias?
I agree. I can't fathom how this is so difficult for the general public to comprehend. Lots have been asking for the AAIB to state exactly who/what was at fault, but this would be a flaw in the administration of justice and has the potential to result in a person being wrongly convicted, and then allows the potential for a person to have their conviction overturned at appeal when in fact, they should have remained a convicted criminal.*
*I am not suggesting that this is the case for Andy, as I do not know enough of the facts to make such a sweeping statement, however, a person has the right to a fair trial. This then gives the families of victims some form of closure when the person concerned has been dealt with in the best way possible, and there was no doubt that they were guilty.