Comments on: Sleeping judge = miscarriage of justice http://www.kewpid.net/2008/11/06/sleeping-judge-miscarriage-of-justice/ personal blog on politics, economics and whimsy Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:02:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Enoch Lau http://www.kewpid.net/2008/11/06/sleeping-judge-miscarriage-of-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-7762 Enoch Lau Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:59:34 +0000 http://www.kewpid.net/?p=274#comment-7762 It wouldn't be battery (in tort) if poking fell within "a general exception embracing all physical contact which is generally acceptable in the ordinary conduct of everyday life" (Collins v Wilcock). There can't possibly be assault (in the tortious sense) if he's asleep? :P It wouldn’t be battery (in tort) if poking fell within “a general exception embracing all physical contact which is generally acceptable in the ordinary conduct of everyday life” (Collins v Wilcock). There can’t possibly be assault (in the tortious sense) if he’s asleep? :P

]]> By: MattC http://www.kewpid.net/2008/11/06/sleeping-judge-miscarriage-of-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-7760 MattC Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:41:16 +0000 http://www.kewpid.net/?p=274#comment-7760 Poking is proven to be not an effective method of waking people up; it may create for the judge a sense of shock and anxiety on the event of waking up and may impede on his judging abilities. You should let him drift in and out peacefully so that the boringness of law can be best managed. Wait a sec, isn't that like assault or something, can you appreciate immediate physical harm when your asleep? Poking is proven to be not an effective method of waking people up; it may create for the judge a sense of shock and anxiety on the event of waking up and may impede on his judging abilities. You should let him drift in and out peacefully so that the boringness of law can be best managed.

Wait a sec, isn’t that like assault or something, can you appreciate immediate physical harm when your asleep?

]]> By: Enoch Lau http://www.kewpid.net/2008/11/06/sleeping-judge-miscarriage-of-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-7757 Enoch Lau Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:54:54 +0000 http://www.kewpid.net/?p=274#comment-7757 I'm surprised they didn't make more direct effects at waking the judge up - like poking him like we poke Chiqui in class. I’m surprised they didn’t make more direct effects at waking the judge up — like poking him like we poke Chiqui in class.

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