The reason we don't find people guilty too readily is for the protection of all. One day it could be ourselves, our child or partner wrongly accused in court.
"While it is tempting to lower the standards of proof when dealing with rape or child abuse, it would damage the fabric of our system of law and human rights. Society needs a framework of protections for people, expecially when there are security, economic or other threats making them fearful. It is easy to look for folk to blame for social ills. It is easy to think this could never happen to me. But any of us may face poor treatment when we're old and in a home or when the health and education system fails."
"I do not believe we can live together in peace and security if we do not strive to create an equal world. That does not mean everyone being the same or earning the same. It means respecting the dignity and the rights of the other. Our children know about fairness from a young age. Caring about other people comes easily to them and we should see it as part of our job to make sure they stay that way."
Helena Kennedy, QC in Good Housekeeping, July 2015
