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Media Coursework- The Trial of Derek Bentley and Christopher Craig Speech for the prosecution I think the speech for the prosecution is effective because it in a way leads you to believe that Craig and Bentley are just as guilty as each other, which isn't necessarily true. The speech is cleverly written by having left out certain maybe even crucial pieces of information such as Bentley's mental age of 11, which means others can easily influence him such as Craig. I don't think this was pointed out as it could have been misunderstood as slightly justifying Bentley's actions, which wouldn't have been fair in court and also the police officers wouldn't have wanted any information to be said that may in any way work to Bentley's advantage as they believe he was definitely involved in the murder of their colleague. Based on the speech alone I get a clear impression about both defendants,...

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