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Unmasking legal deception: "Fake Law" reveals how media distorts justice, leaving citizens misinformed. Shortlisted for Parliamentary Book Awards, this eye-opening expose should be "required reading for law students" - and anyone who consumes news about courtroom drama.
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When Headlines Hijack Justice
A masked intruder breaks into your home at 2 a.m. In the chaos, you defend yourself, and the burglar ends up injured. As sirens wail and paramedics rush past, one question pulses through your mind: *Will I go to prison for this?* This fear-that defending yourself makes you a criminal-has burrowed deep into our collective consciousness. Yet it's built on a foundation of distortion. The law in England and Wales actually provides robust self-defense protections, allowing you to use reasonable force based on what you genuinely believed in the moment, even if you were mistaken. The courts recognize that when your life is threatened, you can't calculate force with mathematical precision. So why do we believe we'll be prosecuted for protecting our families? Because certain cases have been stripped of crucial context and weaponized for political gain. Tony Martin, the Norfolk farmer who became a folk hero for shooting a teenage burglar, wasn't defending himself-he shot the boy in the back as he fled, using an illegal weapon, after previously declaring burglars should have their heads blown off. Munir Hussain wasn't prosecuted for stopping a home invasion but for hunting down a fleeing intruder and beating him with a cricket bat until he suffered permanent brain damage. Between 1990 and 2005, only eleven people were prosecuted for using force against intruders, and just seven involved actual burglaries. Politicians then exploited these rare cases to promise "reforms" that changed nothing substantively but allowed them to claim they'd protected homeowners. This cycle of manufactured outrage doesn't just mislead-it encourages violence as a first response and erodes our understanding of proportionality, pushing us toward a world where fatal force goes unquestioned.
The Children Caught in the Crossfire
The Compensation Myth That Costs Us All
The Workplace Rights We've Forgotten
The Rights That Protect Everyone
When Justice Becomes Unaffordable
The Foundation That's Crumbling
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Creato da alumni della Columbia University a San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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