Nov
16

DAME HELEN MIRREN - Did She Say Women Jurors Are Less Likely to Convict?

I love Helen Mirren as an actress, as a person, it sounds like she might have a few screws loose. In a recent interview,helenmirren.jpg Oscar winning actress Helen Mirren spoke out about rape victims and the jury system.

The Huffington Post:

Dame Helen Mirren was accused by the Solicitor General of making ignorant, absurd and dangerous comments yesterday after speaking out again about rape prosecutions.

In an interview, the 63-year-old Oscar-winning actress said that in such cases female jurors are deliberately selected by defence barristers because ‘women go against women’.

She suggested that women jurors are less likely to convict a rapist since they tend to think the victim was ‘asking for it’.

Mirren should stick to acting and leave politics for the politicians.

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