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Abu Qatada-Cheerio

Are you happy Abu Qatada now has to appear before a Jordanian court

  • Yes

    Votes: 17 24.3%
  • Yes-with brass fittings

    Votes: 53 75.7%

  • Total voters
    70






piersa

Well-known member
Apr 17, 2011
3,155
London
:lolol: You're absolutely right, the reason he stayed so long was nothing to do with fabulously paid human rights lawyers, whose job it is to drag proceedings out for as long as physically possible. It was entirely the fault of those with left-leaning tendencies. That chap next door to me who reads the Guardian and drives a Prius. He's the real villain here. Well done you for getting to the bottom of it all.

The irony of you total lack of understanding is not lost on me. I cannot be bothered to educate you but feel free to seek assistance from an adult near you.
 


Hungry Joe

SINNEN
Oct 22, 2004
7,636
Heading for shore
:lolol: You're absolutely right, the reason he stayed so long was nothing to do with fabulously paid human rights lawyers, whose job it is to drag proceedings out for as long as physically possible. It was entirely the fault of those with left-leaning tendencies. That chap next door to me who reads the Guardian and drives a Prius. He's the real villain here. Well done you for getting to the bottom of it all.

Well said Sir. What is really amusing is that this mysterious PC Brigade must be the best organised, best funded, and most influential group in our country if these people are to be believed. Utter tosh.
 


Footsoldier

Banned
May 26, 2013
2,904
His new home Muwaaqer prison.

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glasfryn

cleaning up cat sick
Nov 29, 2005
20,261
somewhere in Eastbourne
I have just been to Homebase and found out I cannot buy Epsom Salts because of tw*ts like him

good riddance
 






BensGrandad

New member
Jul 13, 2003
72,015
Haywards Heath
One of the leafding lawyers on human rights issues is Cherie Blair whose husband brought in the laws. Visions of them being in bed and she saying leave some loopholes in the law for me to exploit and you will be ok tonight.:):)
 


Spicy

We're going up.
Dec 18, 2003
6,038
London
They should go hasn't he been demanding his right to a family life....give it to him and send his family to Jorfan...

I am not holding my breath and I bet they find a reason not to go. No reason not to deport them now though.
 






stripeyshark

All-Time Best Defence
Dec 20, 2011
2,294
One of the leafding lawyers on human rights issues is Cherie Blair whose husband brought in the laws. Visions of them being in bed and she saying leave some loopholes in the law for me to exploit and you will be ok tonight.:):)

I doubt you're far off.
 


brightonrock

Dodgy Hamstrings
Jan 1, 2008
2,482
The irony of you total lack of understanding is not lost on me. I cannot be bothered to educate you but feel free to seek assistance from an adult near you.

If you were being sarcastic originally, fair enough. But don't flatter yourself that you're somehow intellectually superior by being condescending.

And here's a tip for you, if you're going to be an arrogant prick who can't be bothered to 'educate' me, you might want to spell check first. A spelling mistake whilst being high and mighty about perceived intelligence, tends to make one look like a jumped up, 'uneducated' bellend. Perhaps you could dictate your posts to an adult who could help you with your typing. :thumbsup:
 








SeagullEd

New member
Jan 18, 2008
788
Oh dear. I find it quite worrying how irrational the public's response to this has been.

For one the actual cost is highly exaggerated at the moment because the government haven't paid the defense lawyers - a tactic I might suggest they have used to try to dissuade them from representing him.

Secondly, the government are well aware of the significant risk of torture. The idea that somehow this deal is a rarity and any kind of assurance is laughable - this deal (almost exactly) has been made before and the Jordanian government have reneged and tortured. If the British government wishes to condemn Qatada to probable torture why not be transparent about it rather than pretending anyone would take the Jordanians for there word?

Aside from how - in my opinion - torture is entirely indefensible as is the lack of a fair trial, there are many other concerns with the Qatada case.

Firstly, do you think it's right that this case has persisted for so long given he's hasn't actually been found guilty in a fair trial? Is that an institutional loophole we should allow to persist. In my opinion, it absolutely is not. Secondly, where do you think it is more likely that Qatada could remain a danger to the UK? In the UK, or in a country which we know is turbulent and where many more of his supporters have much more power and opportunity.

I would not be surprised if he does escape from prison, and then we'd see the smirk wiped off Teresa Mays face.

As an aside, I am absolutely against torture and the death penalty for obvious reasons. Remember not long ago Mandela was deemed a terrorist - by those including our good Prime minister Mr Cameron who campaigned for him to be treated as a terrorist. In no way do I support the actions of Qatada and deem him to be a huge public risk but lets remember those labelled 'terrorist' and 'public enemy' change significantly over time and in my eyes the adverse treatment of such groups should be responsibly limited in order to ensure abuse of the system would *never* be allowed to persist.

My view of the law, institutions and international agreements is that the harm that could possibly be inflicted by the most undesirable leader (for instance, in we Uk lets think - what could the BNP do if by some freak circumstance they were in government) should be limited.

As a closing point, and more specific to the Qatada case - please remember that there is *actually* a substantial *lack* of passable evidence (by that I mean not obtained by torture) and its far from clear those who previously gave the only evidence against him (and did so under torture) would be willing to help prosecute him. So the view that we've sent Qatada back to Jordan, to face a court that we've approved, to inevitably be found guilty in a fair and just way is absolutely untrue.
 










BensGrandad

New member
Jul 13, 2003
72,015
Haywards Heath
Personally I do not care 1 iota whether or not he gets a fair trial and whether or not he is sentenced to death the sooner he is not able to entice people in his ways the better for all of us, whether it be by dearth or incarceration for the rest of his life.
 




beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
36,019
I have just been to Homebase and found out I cannot buy Epsom Salts because of tw*ts like him

what on earth is the link to epsom salt?
 




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