It is not, in and of itself, suspicious for people involved in legal proceedings in which their character might end up being questioned to pull down blogs and other opinion pieces from the internet. The content may or may not be relevant to her credibility as a witness, but that is for the courts of law to decide, not the courts of public opinion. Because in the courts of public opinion there are no formal guarantees in place to ensure that all who have relevant information to contribute can be heard, and those who simply wish to spread hearsay and speculation can be excluded.

By all means, go after the police's handling of the case. By all means, question the public prosecutors' motives and character. But if you have nothing good to say about a defendant or a witness, then hold your peace. Because there is no reason to believe that the courts of public opinion are better equipped to judge the character of a witness than to judge the guilt of a suspect - and the courts of public opinion have an atrocious track record on the latter point.

- Jake

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