Colston Four Statue Toppling Case To Be Reviewed By Court Of Appeal
The acquittal of the defendants in the Colston trial struck a chord. Armchair judges and jurors alternate between praise and condemnation. The New Statesman’s Tom Lamont, in his fascinating long read, called it a case of “four white citizens who intervened to correct… racial anesthesia.” I do not agree with that. But I agree with his conclusion: that the jury verdict is sacred. Lord Sampton, the former Supreme Court justification, took a different view: “By acquitting them of their iniquity, they have dishonored their oath....