I have always believed that legal
proceedings concerning children should be held in camera.
I don’t think it is right for the press to
be able to stir up public feelings to try to influence the way in which a court
decides about a child. To have the likes of Katie Hopkins and Christopher Booker pontificating on children’s cases before the courts churns my stomach.
My instincts are very much confirmed by
what I read in the Guardian about the case of Charlie Gard. Apparently, staff
at Great Ormond Street hospital are now receiving death threats.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/22/great-ormond-street-staff-receive-death-threats-over-charlie-gard
That is no way to conduct very serious legal proceedings about the life of a child. All hearings about children should be held behind closed doors for a very obvious purpose; to protect the best interests of the child.
That is no way to conduct very serious legal proceedings about the life of a child. All hearings about children should be held behind closed doors for a very obvious purpose; to protect the best interests of the child.
