courts work favour women

<p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">You may have heard of MP Phillip Davies in the news recently, and we can’t say he’s been in the papers for a good reason! In fact, quite the opposite, the PM for Shipley was found speaking at the international conference for men’s issues. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">The event was organised by the ‘justice for men and boys party’ who are an anti-feminist organization. Mr Davies believed that there is clear discrimination between the sexes in court as he claims that more men are sent to prison for the same crimes. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">There have been calls for him to resign or for his position to be suspended because he sits on the commons justice committee. He also mentioned that “feminist zealots really do want women to have their cake and eat it”. This then prompted a huge social media tongue in check response, with tons of women posting pictures of themselves eating cake. With the hashtag #letmeeatcake </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">But the question still remains…does the justice system favour women? </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">Jean Corston, a Labour peer, think not. Writing in The Guardian she said there was no evidence to prove this, and in fact she thinks that women are treated even more harshly than men when it comes to the justice system. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">Lady Corston has previously reported to the government about vulnerable women in the justice system. And has gone so far as to say that there is ‘undisputable evidence’ that women are treated more harshly. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">She gives an example of a woman who was sentenced for life, on her first offence – for wounding with intent. Corston believes this would never happen if it was a man being sentence.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">She also thinks that stating that there are more men than women in prison does not prove at all that the justice system favours women. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">She also mentioned that many a time the reason behind the crime, means that fewer women are put in prison. It can’t be denied and far from being a stereotype, women stealing/shoplifting to feed their children is common. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">Mr Davies has since responded, quoting more facts and figures. However, the fact that that he appeared to share a platform with justice for men and boys, has since sparked critics to de-value his opinion. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">Bearing in mind justice for men and boys gives out awards such as ‘lying feminist of the month’ and ‘whiny feminist of the month. It also promotes article such as ’12 reasons women lie about being raped’. </span></p> <p>If you find you need any advice around courts or simply want to know more, don’t hesitate to call our team on: <strong>0116 2999 199</strong> or alternatively you can email us at: <strong>info@d-w-s.co.uk</strong></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></p> <p> </p>