UK first as killer sentenced in front of TV news cameras
“You lost your temper and murdered her in a sustained attack”. This is only one sentence of many in the conviction of David Gilroy. For the first time there has been a conviction broadcast on television. It is said that there has been written history today. David Gilroy got his conviction in front of a million public. He murdered his ex-girlfriend Suzanne Pilley, after she told him that their relationship was over. Then he covered up her body and her body has never been found. Judge Lord Bracadale, who spoke the conviction, hoped one day he would “give the whereabouts of her body”. He got 18 years of jail time.Words:110
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I think you can either be against or for it. It is a very strong topic to discuss about. I think this is very good. It gives transparency in the legal system of the United Kingdom. The man who is convicted was convicted for murder and I think those are good cases to broadcast, I wouldn’t watch a case of burglars, because those are minor offences, but things like murder or cases in which pedophiles are convicted I would watch those. The downside of these cases is when someone is found not guilty they could be stalked by people who are not convinced of their innocence.Words: 106
This is an interesting article. I didn't know that a conviction of a murder has never been broadcasted in the U.K. I wonder though why this particular case made such big headlines. Was it because the body was never found or is there something else that plays a roll in this case? either way it is a good article.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Claudia on this. I didn't know that broadcasting convictions has never been done before in the UK. You summarize the case which has been broadcast. I think you did it well. You clearly voice your opinion about the article. It is indeed a strongly debatable topic. Do watch out for minor mistakes. "It is said that today there has been written history"-> "It is said that there has been written history today." On the whole, good summary
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