You are up in court charged with murder. Wouldnt you wear a suit or dress smartly?

gazzer · 12-06-2008 03:23PM #1

I know it might seem trivial but I was just reading the headline about the 17 year old who was up in court today charged with the murder of the 2 polish guys http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0612/drimnagh.html .

It mentioned in the article that the accused wore a tracksuit. Is it just me or does that scream that you couldnt give a crap about the trial or the judge etc. I know if I was up in court for any reason I would make sure I had a pair of slacks on and a shirt at the very least. Or are tracksuits the new suit to be seen in when up in court?

Sinfonia · 12-06-2008 03:25PM

gimp suit ftw

spurious · 12-06-2008 03:26PM

In certain circles they are the 'good' clothes.
The fact that this guy doesn't conform to what is seen by society as a respectful dress code is not really a surprise, if he did what he is accused of.

monkeyfudge · 12-06-2008 03:28PM

It's so the court takes petty on his lower class background.

Gives the impression that tracksuits and murder are all the kid knows.

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mikemac · 12-06-2008 03:28PM

It’s not the actual trial though.
And it’ll make no difference because in theory the jury have no prejudice or decision made in their minds about their guilt or not.

That’s assumuing they’d don’t plead guilty. I can’t see how they can possibly plead not guilty.
But if they do say not guilty, then wearing a tracksuit today doesn’t matter in the slightest

12-06-2008 03:28PM

SumGuy wrote: »

gimp suit ftw

yes please

Davidius · 12-06-2008 03:28PM

If somebody is so concerned about what clothes I'm wearing then I hope they're not in the jury as they seemed to have lost focus on what is important. :pac:

Creature · 12-06-2008 03:29PM

When it comes to a crime as great as murder, I'd say what you're wearing wouldn't make much of a difference.

jester77 · 12-06-2008 03:29PM

Well it was a tracksuit

Sam Vimes · 12-06-2008 03:30PM

The Scientist wrote: »

Wearing a suit wont change his fate of getting slapped over the head with 2 life sentences.

this isn't america. he'll probably get a €50 fine

_blank_ · 12-06-2008 03:31PM

He'll probably only get a week community service anyway.

Mimikyu · 12-06-2008 03:33PM

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Degsy · 12-06-2008 03:33PM

Walk outside the fourcourts building some weekday morning and you'll be able to spot the defendents having a quick smoke,dressed in thier best tracksuits.The really serious criminals are on crutches,too.

Relevant · 12-06-2008 03:33PM

Would you, a regular person with common sense, education and decent background wear a tracksuit to court??

Would you, a regular person with sommon sense, education and decent background murder two people??

ojewriej · 12-06-2008 03:35PM

I think it's very likely that he doesn't have any other clothes.

Davidius · 12-06-2008 03:36PM

Solitaryman666 wrote: »

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But it's just clothes. Clothes don't say anything, they're clothes.

ScumLord · 12-06-2008 03:38PM

Wearing a suit won't make a lick of difference your just going to look like more of a dick spending a few hunderd euros to look good in front of a judge that's only goin to make a **** out of you anyway.

Holsten · 12-06-2008 03:42PM

He is scum, I think that is pretty much the only explanation needed as to why he didn't choose to wear a suit.

Davidius · 12-06-2008 03:44PM

Holsten wrote: »

He is scum, I think that is pretty much the only explanation needed as to why he didn't choose to wear a suit.

Maybe he's not shallow? :pac:

Quality · 12-06-2008 03:45PM

Has Unique closed down?

12-06-2008 03:45PM

Relevant wrote: »

Would you, a regular person with common sense, education and decent background wear a tracksuit to court??

Would you, a regular person with sommon sense, education and decent background murder two people??

This mistake is quite relevant :pac:

John Mason · 12-06-2008 03:45PM

i was in Wicklow Circuit Court a few years ago for a personal injury case. Anyway, i wore a suit.

The amount of scummers that came up to me asking was i their legal aid solicitor was scary. they are were all wearing tracksuits and some of them were drinking alcohol!!!!!!!!

humanji · 12-06-2008 03:56PM

You should of said "Yes". You could of had a great laugh pretending to be Ally McBeal for the day.

smellslikeshoes · 12-06-2008 04:02PM

Davidius wrote: »

If somebody is so concerned about what clothes I'm wearing then I hope they're not in the jury as they seemed to have lost focus on what is important. :pac:

It think it would very much influence the jury. I think what someone wears influences our opinions on someone more than we would realize, its downright stupid heading into court in a tracksuit especially with the sort of people tracksuits are associated with.

seamus · 12-06-2008 04:06PM

As monkeyfudge says, for serious crime you face more of a chance of being f*cked from a height if you wear a suit. If you're up for rape but look like you spend your days in the office and your nights playing squash, then the judge is going to screw you because you look like you should know better.

If you look deprived, then you're somehow more worthy of pity, even though you're just a waster.

DonkeyStyle \o/ · 12-06-2008 04:15PM

I don't own a tracksuit, but I'd buy one especially for my court appearance.

Sherifu · 12-06-2008 04:40PM

seamus wrote: »

As monkeyfudge says, for serious crime you face more of a chance of being f*cked from a height if you wear a suit. If you're up for rape but look like you spend your days in the office and your nights playing squash, then the judge is going to screw you because you look like you should know better.

If you look deprived, then you're somehow more worthy of pity, even though you're just a waster.

/me takes notes

stovelid · 12-06-2008 04:44PM

irishbird wrote: »

i was in Wicklow Circuit Court a few years ago for a personal injury case. Anyway, i wore a suit.

The amount of scummers that came up to me asking was i their legal aid solicitor was scary. they are were all wearing tracksuits and some of them were drinking alcohol!!!!!!!!

Saw a lad in front of the judge in the Dublin circuit court with an bottle of alcopop sticking out of his trackie pocket. He had an insane amount of previous convictions as well.

You are up in court charged with murder. Wouldnt you wear a suit or dress smartly?

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