We don’t tend to do that much in court anymore. Not for bail hearings anyway and I don’t see it much for witness testimony either. It was seen as optional from the mid-20th century onwards as the penalties for lying in were considered sufficient deterrents.
Thank you guys for the follow up reporting! All our national media seemed to have dropped the ball on this one, unsurprisingly. Even the national broadcaster which never passes up an opportunity to stick it to the Church, has got nothing about this development.
I suppose he swore on a Bible in court when he proclaimed his innocence.
We don’t tend to do that much in court anymore. Not for bail hearings anyway and I don’t see it much for witness testimony either. It was seen as optional from the mid-20th century onwards as the penalties for lying in were considered sufficient deterrents.
Thank you guys for the follow up reporting! All our national media seemed to have dropped the ball on this one, unsurprisingly. Even the national broadcaster which never passes up an opportunity to stick it to the Church, has got nothing about this development.