What kind of government

Brass Monkey · May 2007

Sends a guy, wrongly convicted of rape, to jail, lets him out after 3 years and charges him œ7,000 for board?

Don't be so humble, you're not that great.

graham56 · May 2007

An inept one?

The Bosscp · May 2007

Rape's a bit of a grey area though, isn't it.

Archcp · May 2007

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Rape's a bit of a grey area though, isn't it.

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er, what's your point? If he'd been wrongly convicted of anything else, charging him for board would be wrong, but as it's rape, it's OK? Because somehow 'wrongly convicted' means something different in that case? You think maybe he did do it really, and the 'wrongly convicted' bit is just made up for the fun of it?

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Unknown · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by The Boss

Rape's a bit of a grey area though, isn't it.

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The issue is one of guilt or innocence. The nature of the alleged crime is irrelevant.

Joe Sacco · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Brass Monkey

Sends a guy, wrongly convicted of rape, to jail, lets him out after 3 years and charges him œ7,000 for board?

Don't be so humble, you're not that great.

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one with a cracking sense of humour?

mr_hippo · May 2007

Can someone provide a link?

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dondare · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Brass Monkey

Sends a guy, wrongly convicted of rape, to jail, lets him out after 3 years and charges him œ7,000 for board?

Don't be so humble, you're not that great.

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A prudent one.

Baby elephants? Pah!!

mr_hippo · May 2007

I've found the link - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nort ... 702519.stm

This is not the first time it has happened and I don't think it will be the last.
The reasons for the deductions sound perfectly rational to me.

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redcogs · May 2007

Atrocious. But raises the question also of why the 'Ministry of Injustice' would take the decision to reveal that they were making a board and lodging deduction in the first place.

Wouldn't it have been less controversial to simply award a generous and appropriate amount with an apology but without further comment? Its as though they are resentful at being revealed as imposters to the title 'Ministry of Justice'.

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Eat My Dust · May 2007

That's f*c*ing outrageous!! Does he get a bill for his dry cleaning as well, oh and don't forget his portion of the TV license.

I hope I never get wrongly convicted of something. "well MR EMD, we figured that you spend several thousand pounds a year on cycling bit and pieces, so we are going to deduct that from your compensation"!!

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Flying_Monkey · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by mr_hippo
The reasons for the deductions sound perfectly rational to me.
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Well, that's the problem with economic rationality on its own. In this case it goes against any idea of moral or social decency. I don't care whether it's 'rational' here, but whether it is 'right'. And it isn't.

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ankev1 · May 2007

How long has the UK had a Ministry of Justice? I must have missed that one. It sounds horribly Orwellian and definitely Blairish. Yeugh!

marinyork · May 2007

Not very long at all, the last few weeks. Another one of Reid's ideas.

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by ankev1

How long has the UK had a Ministry of Justice? I must have missed that one. It sounds horribly Orwellian and definitely Blairish. Yeugh!
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The Bosscp · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Patrick Stevens

The issue is one of guilt or innocence. The nature of the alleged crime is irrelevant.
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With some crimes there is a much finer line between guilt and innocence though. It often can't be proved conclusively either way.

Archcp · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by The Boss

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Patrick Stevens

The issue is one of guilt or innocence. The nature of the alleged crime is irrelevant.
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With some crimes there is a much finer line between guilt and innocence though. It often can't be proved conclusively either way.
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Er, but it was proved enough to send him to jail and then disproved enough to release him as he'd been wrongly convicted. As said before, the nature of the crime is irrelevant. The point at issue is whether someone should pay the state for housing them wrongly in prison. Especially when prisoners convicted correctly don't get billed for their upkeep.

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Tourist Tony · May 2007

Ah, no smoke without fire?

I suggest you look up the burden of proof in criminal cases.

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Tourist Tony · May 2007

But then I forget myself..."reasonable" in the same room as "Bonj"?

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mr_hippo · May 2007

I wonder , if when he got the cheque, did he also receive a statement of costs detailing how they arrived at the award? Reminds me of the old joke of the man who found a pay packet and was not happy about it because of all the tax 'he' paid

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Buggi · May 2007

because it basically means he did it, they know he did it, but he's got off on a technicality.

rape and sexual assault are the hardest to prove and the CPS don't prosecute them unless they are sure they can get a conviction. he probably has a record as long as his arm and "history of false accusations against men" translates as one previous report which she was unable to prove. lightning does sometimes strike twice.

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ankev1 · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by marinyork

Not very long at all, the last few weeks. Another one of Reid's ideas.

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by ankev1

How long has the UK had a Ministry of Justice? I must have missed that one. It sounds horribly Orwellian and definitely Blairish. Yeugh!
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If they'd had any sort of style they would have called it the Law Office and while they were at it they could have given the MOD its old name of War Office back too. Much classier all round.

Archcp · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Buggi

because it basically means he did it, they know he did it, but he's got off on a technicality.

rape and sexual assault are the hardest to prove and the CPS don't prosecute them unless they are sure they can get a conviction. he probably has a record as long as his arm and "history of false accusations against men" translates as one previous report which she was unable to prove. lightning does sometimes strike twice.

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So why don't all criminals get a bill for their upkeep when they get out then? I think that's the main issue in this thread... Are you suggesting it's a sort of unofficial fine to make up for years you reckon he should still have served?

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Unknown · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Arch

...prisoners convicted correctly don't get billed for their upkeep.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Yes. Very odd, that.

Joe Sacco · May 2007

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<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Arch

...prisoners convicted correctly don't get billed for their upkeep.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Yes. Very odd, that.
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How would they pay it after years inside. Suppose they could try a few robberies to cover the costs...

Unknown · May 2007

We could put them to work while they are inside. I can't think why we don't.

Archcp · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by NickM

We could put them to work while they are inside. I can't think why we don't.
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Perhaps because it might wee off people who would otherwise get those jobs - a friend of mine studied for an NVQ in conservation work, all in her own time and expense and then one day at our local environment centre, was annoyed to discover a couple of bored looking young offenders being helped through the workbook by their caseworkers, as part of their punishment - and then being used to do work she was qualified to be paid to do..

So I guess you have to make them do the really crap jobs no-one wants, but even so, it puts someone out of a job...

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redcogs · May 2007

Grannie Theresa (ms redcogs' side) was a strong advocate of using prisoners of a certain type for 'experiments'.. drug testing, pioneering surgery, providers of spare parts - you get the picture. She also strongly admired old Uncle Joe Stalin, and looked forward with excitement to the May Day march past of the Tanks and warheads! "Ooh, look at all those lovely medals on Gorbies chest"

She cried when the wall came down.

Oh dear.

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Unknown · May 2007

Why shouldn't we hire them out to MacDonald's or Kentucky Fried Chicken to serve fast food, thus freeing the people who currently do that work to do something less tiresome?

OK, so customers would have to get their food through a small one-way chute of some sort to prevent inmates from absconding or being passed weapons and drugs by their friends and families on the outside... but then I don't suppose many visits to MacDonald's as it is now incorporate a discussion of the weather, do they?

Gary Askwith · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by redcogs

Grannie Theresa (ms redcogs' side) was a strong advocate of using prisoners of a certain type for 'experiments'.. drug testing, pioneering surgery, providers of spare parts - you get the picture. She also strongly admired old Uncle Joe Stalin, and looked forward with excitement to the May Day march past of the Tanks and warheads! "Ooh, look at all those lovely medals on Gorbies chest"

She cried when the wall came down.

Oh dear.

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My grandma had the perfect solution to the Northen Ireland troubles..." pack up the women and kids off and send those jet bombers over there and flatten the lot of them"
Wonder what her solution to Iraq would be....[}:)]

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Joe Sacco · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by NickM

Why shouldn't we hire them out to MacDonald's or Kentucky Fried Chicken to serve fast food, thus freeing the people who currently do that work to do something less tiresome?

OK, so customers would have to get their food through a small one-way chute of some sort to prevent inmates from absconding or being passed weapons and drugs by their friends and families on the outside... but then I don't suppose many visits to MacDonald's as it is now incorporate a discussion of the weather, do they?
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Because working at MacDonalds may be the highest level some people may achive so it still puts them out of a job.

I think we should use them to do jobs that are not currently done by anyone and areas which are maybe council responsibility but the councils don't want to budget for them. Agree they should at least be doing something constructive rather than sitting in a prison helping no-one.

Eat My Dust · May 2007

When I worked at the Scottish Police College, they used to have cons do the gardening on the grounds (big old estate with castle) until someone observed that there seemed to be a lot of "work" going on around a massive set of bushes. They raised this issue with some higher power, who investigated and found that the cons were telling their wives/girlfriends when it was their turn for the gardening, and they would meet in the bushes for a bit of the other!![:I] After that, the gardening duties were stopped.

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