Compulsory attendance at sentencing

The British govt intends making it mandatory for convicted criminals to attend their sentencing. Do you think there's any point to this? It's proposed after a nurse who killed babies did not attend her sentencing (life in prison).

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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

No. As a Barrister pointed out on youtube soon after the sentence for Lucy Letby was announced, the minute the accused gets into court for the verdict, all focus is then on them, not the court.
If you had somebody who was of the mind to create and cause bodily harm either to themselves or those in the court before being manhandled away it does nothing for 'justice being seen to be done and makes those due in court either as accused; witnesses; counsel or Juror fearful of what might happen if they ever have to appear.

Really · 80-89, M

@Picklebobble2 Not such a good idea then, making attendance mandatory. What do you think is the motive - is there any justification for it?

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Really · 80-89, M

@Picklebobble2 I despise partisan politics. Wanted to hear people's opinions about the purpose/effect of such a change to the law; not political diatribe or punditry. There's already a superabundance of that kind of stuff.

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