People dressing up for court appearances
Will_Bennetts
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Ok I know this is a random question but you see people convicted of crimes in a suit and tie whilst on trial . Now the thing is some people (such as terror suspects who hate the west ) also wear such attire . I want to know is it ones own choice to wear a suit and tie or are they pretty much forced to wear these clothes ?
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Didnt impress the judge and jury as she was found gulity and swore like a trooper at the Jury foreman who delivered the guilty verdict, and she sat through the whole case like Mother Teresa......it was very funny.
Because they want to avoid jail.
What do you call a Scotsman in a suit ?
The accused.
Er....can you explain that one ?
Because they care about themselves and want to avoid getting in trouble, so want to make a good impression with the people who hold their future in their hands. Not respecting someone doesn't mean you can't recognise when they have power over you.
one of the village idiots here had to attend court for sending abuse and threats to the mosque in town and being in possession of a pigs head, he went suited and booted but wearing a tie with pigs on, it didn`t go well and he`s waiting to be sentenced to prison, it does matter what you wear if you want a good personal outcome.
When I was last a witness, the defendant (male) turned up in a cream linen suit like one of the Bee Gees ca. 1978. Some people's attempt at 'smart' isn't er.... normal.
Good gawd...!
Whenever I see a judge, all be-wigged and gowned I always have a picture in my mind that they have nothing on underneath, other than stockings and suspenders!
I find this helps me to be less daunted in their presence.
Oh that's actually true, and here's the proof...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp7yR2HMrzE
i`ll put it another way, you don`t have to dress up for court if you aren`t part of the legal system.
Even if not part of the legal system, ( and to be pedantic if you are in Court you are usually part of the legal system ), you can't wear what you want in court, not any more you can't.
i`ve been to court many times for different reasons, people are often straight up from the cells in whatever shite they were wearing when they got arrested and i have attended dressed the same as any other day -that`s jeans or combats and hoodies with hikers and a leather, i`d be interested to see a link detailing what one is not permitted to wear in court if you have one.
They had a lot of young men in to buy their 'first suits' i.e for their first court appearance.