ANALYSIS. Why is the popular anger after the ruling in the Reuzegom case so great? “If judges would judge as the masses demand, it would be really dangerous” | inland

From graffiti about an angry YouTuber to a protest meeting: many people are dissatisfied with the Reuzegom ruling. A trial is normally a purification for the victims and society, but that is not the case here. Former judge Edwin Van Fraechem and cultural sociologist Walter Weyns (UAntwerp) shed their light on the case. “In a democracy there must be room to express such dissatisfaction.”