Judges playing dangerous political games

[Franks Wild Years]

So the Home Office sends around a memo telling Judges to take prison overcrowding into account when sentancing, so a couple of Judges decide to release a couple of peadophiles to make a political point.
Who's at fault ? Seems obvious to me.
I dont support this government but the fact that they lock up more people at a time when crime rates have been gradually falling, but still we have overcrowding, would seem that they're far from soft on crime.
Maybe they should increase taxes to fund a prison building programme. Hmmm dont think that would be to popular.

I know, lets blame the foreigners.

 

[mona]

There are some incompetent judges around and most of them look after their mates when needed. ie the case of Jeffrey Archer and his fragrant wife!

 

[Cantona's Flying Dropkick]

There are some incompetent judges around and most of them look after their mates when needed. ie the case of Jeffrey Archer and his fragrant wife!

They didn't come up smelling of roses from the perjury trial, did they?





[I think you meant flagrant]

 

[Muhammed - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

wankers

 

[desprateseagull]

There are some incompetent judges around and most of them look after their mates when needed. ie the case of Jeffrey Archer and his fragrant wife!

fragrant? phew, i misread that as pregnant.. a bit late in life, for that, dontcha think!?

 

[Goodfella]

I dont support this government.

I'm a Labour man myself.

 

[glasfryn]

I dont support this government.

I'm a Labour man myself.

me too.
this is definitely not a labour government.
but nevertheless there is no reason to let people escape prison because there is no room,why could they not let out someone who is nearly finished their sentence or the one I personally like just cramb them in 10 a cell that might do the trick,
1/deter them from returning
2/save the government/us money
3/ clear the streets of all the criminals.

 

[Rangdo]

So the Home Office sends around a memo telling Judges to take prison overcrowding into account when sentancing, so a couple of Judges decide to release a couple of peadophiles to make a political point.
Who's at fault ? Seems obvious to me.
I dont support this government but the fact that they lock up more people at a time when crime rates have been gradually falling, but still we have overcrowding, would seem that they're far from soft on crime.
Maybe they should increase taxes to fund a prison building programme. Hmmm dont think that would be to popular.

I know, lets blame the foreigners.

Why increase taxes? Just make the prisoners build them.

 

[bigc]

the Judges are trying to tell politicans to stop telling them what to do.

as franks wild years rightly said, they are playing a very dangerous game, is this going to be a precedent for judicial behaviour in the future?

 

[desprateseagull]

i read the case being the judges 'had' to let the men free- they didnt choose to, i bet. what the point in a justice system, if there's nowhere to keep the people found guilty?!

i bet if one of them had been molesting Tony Blur's kids, the crim would be in th tower, or camp xray by now..