Law According To A King

"Two students currently studying A-Levels, having just finished the first year, aspiring to do Law at university with interests in both criminal law and commercial law." The past year has seen the rise of intense demonstrations all around the world ultimately named as part of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement. Regarded as the spark of these protests, on the 25th of May 2020 Minneapolis Police Department detained George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man accused of buying cigarettes with a ‘counterfeit’ $20 bill. Derek Chauvin, one of the police officers who was tasked with detaining Floyd, kept his knee on his neck for around nine minutes resulting in unconsciousness and ultimately the death of George Floyd. On April 20th 2021 Mr. Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The case was heavily publicised with a lot of media coverage and many agreed Derek Chauvin received a fair trial yet some argue, due to the ...

"Hi! My names Lexi and I live in Cornwall. I'm just about to go into my second year of college, where I study Law, History and Psychology. After I finish my A Levels I hope to go to Bristol University to study Law" The general public had little access to the lives of celebrities prior to the digital age. People were rarely carried away by the escapism of celebrity scandals. However, technological advancements have resulted in daily headlines on dating rumours to what celebrities eat for breakfast. As a result, public curiosity about celebrities has increased and so has the invasion of privacy.   The Law and Privacy  Currently, in the United Kingdom, the media aren’t subject to any regulations over their content, though of course they can still be prosecution for spreading hate speech. For example, the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 makes it an offence to stir up religious hatred, whilst the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 makes it an offence to incite hatr...