10.2 では、あなたは自分が安全だと思っているのですか
10.2 So you think you’re safe, do you
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How safe do you feel walking in the streets of your local area? Do you worry when you are travelling around on your own? What about your mother, or your sister? When you are out, are you concerned about the empty house you have left behind?
もしそうなら、それは珍しいことではないでしょう。犯罪は西洋社会における深刻な問題であり、イギリスでは公式に報告される犯罪が年間560万件に上ります。その数は増え続けており、もはや誰も自分の財産、名誉、さらには命についてさえ安心できないほどです。実際、そうした不安は日常生活の一部となってしまっています。
If so, it would not be an unusual thing. Crime is a major problem in Western society, with there being 5.6 million officially reported crimes per year in Britain. It is continually on the increase to the extent that nobody can feel secure anymore about their property, honour or even their lives. In fact, such concerns have become part and parcel of everyday life.
しかし、この危険な傾向を完全に放置しておくことはできない。さもなければ社会は無秩序と混沌の深淵へと陥ってしまうからである。まさにこの理由から司法制度が存在し、犯罪に対処し、それを根絶する手段としての役割を担っているのである。だが、たとえば英国の法制度が犯罪を抑制し規制する点で、あなたは本当にそれを確信しているだろうか。
However, this dangerous tendency cannot be left entirely unchecked, lest society spirals into an abyss of disorder and chaos. It is for this reason that the institution of the judiciary exists, as a means of dealing with and eradicating crime. But are you confident with the British legal system, for example, in curbing and regulating crime?
西洋では、犯罪者が捕らえられた場合、科される刑罰は裁判官の裁量に委ねられています。裁判官は、あなたと同じ限界を持つ一人の人間であり、犯罪の重大さを評価し、先行する裁判官の見解を考慮したうえで、自ら選んだ刑を言い渡します。したがって、同じ罪を犯した人々が、まったく異なる刑罰を受けることがあるのがお分かりいただけるでしょう。
In the West, if criminals are caught, the punishment administered is at the discretion of the judge. He, a limited human being just like yourself, is the one who evaluates the severity of the crime, and taking into consideration the opinions of previous judges, gives the sentence that he chooses. Thus, you can see that people who have committed the same crime might receive entirely different punishment.
この理由から、15歳の強姦犯が裁判所によって500ポンドの罰金を科された一方で、空になったポテトチップスの袋を捨てた男性は1200ポンドの罰金を科されたのです!
This is why a 15 year old rapist was ordered by the courts to pay a fine of £500, while a man was fined £1200 for dropping an empty packet of crisps!.
そのような犯罪の被害に遭い、万が一犯人が捕まったとしたら、あなたは起訴の過程でどの程度うまく対応できると思いますか。起こりうるいくつかの展開を検討してみましょう。
Imagine you were victim to one of the more common crimes, such as burglary. In the unlikely event that the perpetrators were caught, how well do you think you would fare in the prosecution? Let us examine some of the possible eventualities.
理想的に言えば、訴訟は原告、被告、裁判官、そして証拠から成るべきものである。この手続き全体の目的は、被告人の有罪か無罪かの真偽を明らかにし、それに応じて処罰するか釈放するかを決めることにある。しかしながら、英国の司法制度には、この目的の達成を妨げるさらに多くの要因が存在する……
Ideally speaking, the case would consist of the plaintiff, the defendant, the judge and the evidence. The purpose of the whole affair would be to ascertain the truth of the guilt or innocence of the accused, and to punish or release him accordingly. However, in the British judiciary there are many more factors which impede this objective....