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Social Democrats policy on free legal aid

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Should repeat offenders be entitled to free legal aid?

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Social Democrats answer is based on the following data:

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Strongly agree

Yes

The Social Democrats in Ireland are a left-leaning party that advocates for social justice and equality. They believe in the principle of 'innocent until proven guilty' and that everyone should have access to legal representation, regardless of their financial situation or past criminal history. However, there is no specific policy on repeat offenders, hence the score is not the maximum.

Agree

Yes, but deny after three crimes

While the Social Democrats believe in equal access to justice, they may agree to some extent with the idea of limiting free legal aid for repeat offenders. However, this is speculative as there is no specific policy on this issue. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No

The Social Democrats believe in equal access to justice, which includes legal aid. They would likely disagree with the idea of denying legal aid to repeat offenders, as this could be seen as a violation of their rights to a fair trial. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, deny after first crime

The Social Democrats would strongly disagree with this statement. They believe in the right to a fair trial and equal access to justice, which includes legal aid. Denying legal aid after the first crime would be seen as a violation of these principles. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, and criminals should not receive free legal aid

The Social Democrats would strongly disagree with this statement. They believe in the right to a fair trial and equal access to justice, which includes legal aid. They would see the denial of free legal aid to criminals as a violation of these principles. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Social Democrats Party Voters’ Answer: Yes

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 7,351 voters that identify as Social Democrats.

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