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or uould you liki* to scc hun hnnnctl froni drWing? Nu/ Weil. hi Ik t-ni c ' endorsed. Or woukl you dhmih* the rasę, flnd him not    ofany rirne

łic(|ult him, 11 ml Ihc ense not prnvcd?

1    Mr Mody drank llvc pmts of bccr and five single whiskies _)n a puh, got into hi«- i ,_r and drovc nway. -i

2    I le did not drive danucmusly bul cumlul the* spcid limit as he w mted to catch up with a friend who had left his wallct in the puh

3    As he was driving along, a littlc girl ran into the road and he krm. ked her down

4    I herc was no way he could have stopped. drnnk or sober

5    The littlc girl sufTered only bruises and superfici.il tniunes K

6    Mr Body's wife had letl him two days before.

7    Six months latcr, it was elear that Ihc little girl was jo suffer from after-effects ot the accidcnt and woukl stutter ti>r many' ycars

S Mr Mody had ncver previously received any summons for traffk offences.

9    The little girl admitted that it was all her fault. £

10    I hc passenger in Mr Body’s car v\as killcil outnght .i> he went through the windscreen. j

13] W ritc i>r discuss the answers ti> thcsc questions.

1    Which aspects ofthc law sccm unsatisfactory to you ’

2    What punishments woukl you, as ajudge. givc for the cnmcs in Practice I? You may need ti) spccily cascs and givc particular instanccs

3    I Iow have crimmals bccn portayed in fllms y ou ha\e scen rcccntly ’ W crc the criminals portrayed as heroes. idiots or c\ il indiv iduals?

4    What - in dctail woukl happen to you in > our country ify ou w crc caught a speeding in your car?

b in possession ofsoft drugs? c with a gun in your pocket? d hreaking into a house?

|4| Write a |mtgi \ summing upafter a trial. reminding the jury otthe witnesses testinamy and advising them on how to reach their\erdict.

[''IN ou huw just rcad an articlc supportingcorporal punishment with the headltnc \ sliott, sharp shock is the only answer for most oftoday’s criminals Wntc to the newspaper. puttingthe opposite \ iew and criticisingw hat was prohaMy in the ort ti k*.

Aikl herc onyothcr words or cxpressions about crtme. punishment and rhc law that you may mcci