RaptorsOnBikes

Hi Melissa, fantastic work and I hope you get some time to rest and unwind after what has undoubtedly been such a long and emotionally exhausting journey.

I know there has been some talk about introducing judge-only trials for criminal cases, in particular high profile cases.

I'm interested to hear your thoughts on this one in the context of the Pell trials? Obviously we had one mistrial, and of course with such a high profile case I imagine it would be difficult as a juror to remain unbiased and influenced.

However I also saw you mention in another comment that juries rarely get it wrong.

Be great to hear your thoughts.

Thanks. I was feeling the same way, I'm not super comfortable with doing away with juries. (Noting that this would only be done for certain trials).

Oh, they pop up with surprising regulatory, particularly if there are parklands nearby. I've seen some crossing the road at the Reservoir junction, and they find their way onto the M80 near Bundoora all the time.