there are moves underfoot to try and change this. how close is that it actually happening? it is change this. how close is that it actually happening? change this. how close is that it actually happening? it is clear that it is very distressing, actually happening? it is clear that it is very distressing, what - actually happening? it is clear that it is very distressing, what the - it is very distressing, what the family it is very distressing, what the family red it is very distressing, what the family red out there, and there is real anqer family red out there, and there is real anger about the fact some defendants in high profile cases have defendants in high profile cases have chosen to be behave in this regard have chosen to be behave in this regard and have chosen to be behave in this regard and it is cowardly and disrespectful, and it is able so i totally disrespectful, and it is able so i totally understand what the family have just totally understand what the
to do? families, what with the trialjudge to do? he families, what with the trialjudge to do? he would have to stop the case to do? he would have to stop the case and to do? he would have to stop the case and the only result they had now is case and the only result they had now is to case and the only result they had now is to send the defendant down to the cells now is to send the defendant down to the cells. the irony is that is exactly the cells. the irony is that is exactly what these controlling and arrogant exactly what these controlling and arrogant defendants want to do so you don t arrogant defendants want to do so you don t want to play to their own hands you don t want to play to their own hands in you don t want to play to their own hands in that regard. 0n the other hand hands in that regard. 0n the other hand do hands in that regard. 0n the other hand do you hands in that regard. 0n the other hand do you want in a british court people hand do
in one of the video link cells where it is much more easy for the prison officers it is much more easy for the prison officers to it is much more easy for the prison officers to take some physical control officers to take some physical control rather than take them up and stares control rather than take them up and stares into control rather than take them up and stares into the docks, so not the ideal stares into the docks, so not the ideal solution. but that is the potential way forward so that is why the ability potential way forward so that is why the ability to have the victim impact the ability to have the victim impact statement is so important. thank impact statement is so important. thank you impact statement is so important. thank you forjoining us. we have been bringing you some of those really distressing and harrowing victim impact statements that have been delivered in court this morning, both by the families themselves, and person in some cases and also in
real pressure on the uk government to actually change things to compel people to appear in court to face their sentencing to hear the sentencing remarks that are made about them and the prime minister rishi sunak has been asked about that this morning, about when the law on that might change. the first thing is to extend my sympathies to all affected by this. i think like everyone reading about this, it isjust shocking and harrowing. i think it is cowardly that people who commit such horrendous crimes do not face their victims and hear first hand the impact they have had on the families and loved ones. we are looking and have been at changing the law to make sure that happens and that is something we will bring forward in due course. should hospital managers be as accountable and doctors as nurses? we are setting up an inquiry that will look into everything that happened in this case and it is important that that inquiry first and foremost gets
screaming you bring up an offender kicking and screaming up into the courtroom, use whatever screaming up into the courtroom, use whatever force necessary, what happens whatever force necessary, what happens is all eyes move from the victims happens is all eyes move from the victims in happens is all eyes move from the victims in the court onto the offender victims in the court onto the offender. we saw this in the lee righy offender. we saw this in the lee rigby trial. his killers kicked off in the rigby trial. his killers kicked off in the dock and a judge in the end had to in the dock and a judge in the end had to say in the dock and a judge in the end had to say we are disrupting proceedings and had them taken back down to proceedings and had them taken back down to the self. i think there is a concern down to the self. i think there is a concern here is that if you actually force concern here is that if you actually force people to be in the dock, it could f