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Old 17-08-2017, 15:35   #12
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Re: Were the police right to pay a paedophile £10,000 for information?

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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh View Post
Yes and this is a big difference to paying someone off and as part of the deal not prosecuting or seeking the maximum sentence.

Effectively this man should now be treated as a normal part of society (although with appropriate checks and warnings). If it is felt the best way to arrest and prosecute others is to make a payment, how is this different to putting up a reward? Probably a lot cheaper than all the "normal" police work that would have been needed without that information.
He may have served his sentence, but I would not ever treat him as 'a normal part of society'. The prison sentencing in this country is a joke, particularly when you realise you only have to serve half of what is already a lenient sentence.

In this case, the crime is too despicable to be forgiven. Ever.
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