1061. This is the value
The leopard's extremely childlike action won the praise of the onlookers waiting outside the court to enter the court. These people are not unfamiliar with Hu Zi and Leopard, because in recent days, the topic of treating dogs has been uninterrupted, and Hu Zi and Leopard have been taken out for demonstration.
Someone around applauded gently, and the leopard looked at the people with his head tilted. When Winnie packed her bow tie, it and Huzi walked obediently to the presiding hall under the guidance of Qin Shiou. The steps were light and flexible, and the posture was low-key and serious.
In the past, Qin Shiou heard that some big shots had said that in developed European countries, the most magnificent building was mainly churches, because they stored their faith - fraternity, freedom, and equality; the most luxurious building in Japan was mainly schools, because they stored their faith - knowledge, technology, and enterprising; and the most magnificent building in North America was hospitals, because they stored the health they pursued.
He had never left the country at that time, so he believed it, but now after traveling around the world, he dare not say anything else. Anyway, Canada, which belongs to North America, is not like this.
In Canada, the most majestic buildings are not government agencies, super companies, universities or hospitals, but courts.
This is also a good explanation. The court represents justice, fairness and openness. Canadians value legislation the most because it is a country composed of immigrants. If the law is not fair, the country will be in chaos. This is more important than health, faith and knowledge.
The St. Johns Court, also known as the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, uses the Greek temple style. It is said that it was carefully designed by a famous Greek architect in Canada. The steps in front of the court door are carefully crafted, and each step has a classic legal provision.
Unlike other buildings, the windows of the court are not rectangular but trapezoidal, which makes it look more magnificent, stable and symmetrical from a distance. It also reflects the image of the solemnity, solemnity and procedural stability of the judicial organs.
Qin Shiou had long heard of the grandeur of the Newfoundland Supreme Court, but the Chinese people's inertial thinking did not want to get too close to such a place, so he had never been here. When he participated in the Gatori Fishery Auction, the venue was not in the famous Supreme Court, but a provincial court.
The court adopts the Athenian temple-style style inside, decorated with gorgeous red velvet curtains. Once you enter, you feel a solemn and majestic atmosphere.
This atmosphere is not nothingness, but the feeling that architectural style, decorative style and the decoration inside bring people a feeling. Of course, this is inseparable from the daily constant fair trial.
Qin Shiou and Winnie were among the audiences who were attending the trial. They lined up with the jurors to enter the court building, where there were more than a dozen courts of all sizes.
After entering the building, jurors are normally given priority to entering the court. However, because Qin Shiou had to take care of the dog, tiger and leopard, he could enter first, so he followed the little guy and left the top name.
During the process of entering, everyone kept order, but it can be seen that the reporters were the most active, they were all taking the lead and even occasionally jumped in when queuing.
Qin Shiou didn't understand and asked Louis next to him: "Why are the reporters so anxious?"
Louis explained: "The candidates for the trial are fixed. As long as the seats are full, no one can enter. Except for the relatives of the parties involved, everyone, including journalists, must be in the order of time to enter the court. Those who arrive first have the qualification to attend, and those who arrive late can only say sorry."
After the juror sat down, the defendant, prosecutor, police witness, defendant's family, and victim's family entered one after another. The last one came in was the presiding judge, a majestic middle-aged man wearing a judge's uniform.
As soon as the presiding judge came in, everyone stood up, and someone read the case, and the trial was officially opened. Hu Zi and Leopard also let go at this time and ran to the plaintiff's seat. They accompanied her on the left and right.
The first case today was the case of the minor's assault. The plaintiff was Judy.
After Judy entered the table, she looked around with her eyes shining in the chair, with a look of loneliness on her face, and obviously lacking insecurity for the environment.
Lalawang ran over under Qin Shiou's instructions. Seeing the two little guys, Judy showed a happy smile on her face and hugged Hu Zi in her arms. The leopard licked her lips, pulled her brother apart, and got into the girl's arms.
Because this is a case involving minors and individuals, it is a case involving statutory reasons that can be tried without public trial.
However, the case still needs to be tried publicly. Louis explained the reason to Qin Shiou: the two reasons for not being tried publicly are to protect the rights of the parties, and Judy, the victim of this case, gave up this right and she did not dare to face her father alone.
Judy's father is a white man in his forties. He looks good, has an orderly hair care, and is dressed with taste. He should be a middle-class person. Even if he is single, he will not lack women. However, he still attacks his daughter, so he can only say that he has psychological problems.
Qin Shiou looked at Judy's father and curled his lips and whispered to Winnie: "What if I asked Hu Zi and Leopard to bite him now?"
Winnie smiled and pushed his arm to instigate him, "Hurry up, go and bite him! But then you will take his place to stand in that position, and you may even go to prison. But I promise, I will guard you like jade and wait for you to come out with the melon."
Qin Shiou was so angry that she was so angry!
Judging from the court arrangement, the jury seat is on the left side of the court; the seats of the professional judges who presided over the trial and the seats of witnesses are diagonally facing the jury seat; the prosecution and defense are sitting parallel to the audience seats below the audience.
Jurors are a special product of the Western legal system, which can demonstrate the fairness of the law. Canadian candidates were randomly selected from voter-qualified citizens in the court location using computers, with a total of 13 people serving as jurors.
During the trial, the jurors could not speak, but could only sit and listen. The presiding judge and the lawyer began to communicate.
The process was not exciting, and the two lawyers were not excited. They just debated calmly, but quoted the classics and legal provisions kept popping up. Unfortunately, Qin Shiou couldn't understand it. It would be great if Auerbach came too, at least he could explain it to him.
Hu Zi and Leopard accompanied Judy in various ways. Because Judy needed to verify some testimony, Lala Wang also had a lot of work.
Every time the other lawyer asked some sensitive topics, Hu Zi and Leopard would stick out their tongues and lick Judy's palms to make her feel warm. Other times, one snuggled beside her and the other kept wandering around, sweeping over from time to time, as if comforting the little girl.
This feeling is really different. Judy was very nervous at first, her voice was small and turbulent. After hugging Lala Wang for a while, her thoughts became rigorous and she calmly said the information that the two lawyers and judges needed to know. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!