I suspect that the trial will be a fair and equitable affair.
Everyone will have equal chance to convince those that sit in judgement that certain things did or did not happen and that certain people were either there or not. I suspect that all in all, the fairness of the process can be regarded as something that was not afforded to Stephen Lawrence when he was chosen to be killed. On that occasion it was the worse kind of cowardice, a gang of men. It is a pity that only two of them are being brought to trial and that the whole lot of them haven't been rounded up. Nevertheless, it is a significant step forward and everyone who has been involved in bringing the prosecution, should be justifiably proud.
No pre-judgement, no unfair trial, just a trial of the facts by a jury of your peers and if you did it then you done it, and it's as simple as that. And if you didn't do it, then you have nothing to worry about as an advocate will plead your innocence on your behalf and thereby convince those that sit in judgement to let you free.
Stephen Lawrence
Born 13 September 1974
Age when murdered 18
Status A Level Student
Date of Murder 22 April 1993
Method of MurderStabbed
Location of Murder Bus stop in Eltham, South East London
The following quote is cited as being attributed to the mother or Stephen Lawrence "...had he been given the chance to survive maybe he would have been the one to bridge the gap between black and white because he didn't distinguish between black or white. He saw people as people." Chapter 4, Stephen Lawrence Enquiry 4.7 Doreen Lawrence ended her statement with these words:-
