I know its the Daily Mail but....
Jun 4th 2011, 9:28 am
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I know its the Daily Mail but....
...I was amazed when I saw that a burglar was let out of prison as it would impinge on his human rights as a father.
I guess some of the reason was to prevent the kids going into care, but still he is not the greatest of role models for the kids under his influence:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...man-right.html
I guess some of the reason was to prevent the kids going into care, but still he is not the greatest of role models for the kids under his influence:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...man-right.html
Jun 5th 2011, 12:50 am
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Re: I know its the Daily Mail but....
Gobsmacked me too!
Jun 5th 2011, 1:50 am
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It is the mail so I doubt the full story is there. I think a good dose of community service would be best. Ripping apart unstable families is not exactly a great way to stop the cycle of crime. Frankly make the idiot pay through hard labour. Prison costs the taxpayer a fortune.
Jun 5th 2011, 9:09 am
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Re: I know its the Daily Mail but....
So you are saying that the DM is cherry picking the facts? Oh no!
One thing I will say though is that my 10 months or so in UK makes me realise that British justice is very....lax. It seems to be that crime involving the establishment gets treated harshly, offences against individuals, far less so. The politicians really do seem to have lost the plot. Kenneth Clarke saying rapists who plead guilty should be treated less harshly for instance. What an arse.
One thing I will say though is that my 10 months or so in UK makes me realise that British justice is very....lax. It seems to be that crime involving the establishment gets treated harshly, offences against individuals, far less so. The politicians really do seem to have lost the plot. Kenneth Clarke saying rapists who plead guilty should be treated less harshly for instance. What an arse.
Jun 5th 2011, 10:02 am
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Re: I know its the Daily Mail but....
So you are saying that the DM is cherry picking the facts? Oh no!
One thing I will say though is that my 10 months or so in UK makes me realise that British justice is very....lax. It seems to be that crime involving the establishment gets treated harshly, offences against individuals, far less so. The politicians really do seem to have lost the plot. Kenneth Clarke saying rapists who plead guilty should be treated less harshly for instance. What an arse.
One thing I will say though is that my 10 months or so in UK makes me realise that British justice is very....lax. It seems to be that crime involving the establishment gets treated harshly, offences against individuals, far less so. The politicians really do seem to have lost the plot. Kenneth Clarke saying rapists who plead guilty should be treated less harshly for instance. What an arse.
One of the things I struggle to understand here is how you can get nicked for driving to work p*ssed as a rat but they let you keep your licence so you can drive to work....
Jun 5th 2011, 10:10 am
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Yep, floors me too!
Jun 5th 2011, 10:12 am
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God I miss the Mail on Sunday... Not coz I liked reading it... But it used to give me summit to argue with...
Jun 5th 2011, 12:39 pm
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Jun 5th 2011, 12:40 pm
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I haven't bought a tabloid for about 2 decades now but I used to buy The Sun in Uni as I liked Hagar and Helga 
Jun 5th 2011, 12:41 pm
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Did anyone else have any pet names for Sam Fox's boobies? 
Jun 5th 2011, 12:44 pm
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Jun 7th 2011, 3:18 am
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Re: I know its the Daily Mail but....
Sadly tabloids and a lot of posters think the justice system is about locking up in the pretence of being "tough on crime". It is populist bollocks but that is what makes a great media item.
So you are saying that the DM is cherry picking the facts? Oh no!
One thing I will say though is that my 10 months or so in UK makes me realise that British justice is very....lax. It seems to be that crime involving the establishment gets treated harshly, offences against individuals, far less so. The politicians really do seem to have lost the plot. Kenneth Clarke saying rapists who plead guilty should be treated less harshly for instance. What an arse.
One thing I will say though is that my 10 months or so in UK makes me realise that British justice is very....lax. It seems to be that crime involving the establishment gets treated harshly, offences against individuals, far less so. The politicians really do seem to have lost the plot. Kenneth Clarke saying rapists who plead guilty should be treated less harshly for instance. What an arse.
Jun 7th 2011, 3:38 am
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Re: I know its the Daily Mail but....
In reality we all know the capital punishment and the death penalty should be brought back. Them Talibans have got it spot on. And there's nothing a good public lynching didn't solve.