Closure Hammersmith Mags Court
As a former magistrate in the Youth Court at Hammersmith I'd like to say what a big mistake its closure will be. Those of us serving there believed we administered local justice, knowing the problems etc facing young people in our area. It was this local knowledge that, in my opinion, reflected the real meaning of 'justice'. If there were particular local problems such as an outbreak of youth on youth violence in Ravenscourt Park at one time we could deal with it in a way it would stop. Often I met youth outside court ( unlike some magistrates I did not hurry away). We would talk and quite often they would say that they got a good deal. Maybe one shouldn't do that. But that is again a real feeling for the community we lived in. It is disgrace to close it. Who makes these decisions I ask ?
Michael Wale ● 2989d2 Comments