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Originally Posted by luvclub
Personally I don't think the sentencing in this case is connected to the Human Rights Act in any way. I know that the HRA is sometimes used in ways which we consider to be against the underlying principles it represents, but mostly it is a good thing.
Given the sentence I'm sure some crazy do-gooders would work their butts off to get this pervert out come the 5 years. I don't think the HRA would be used to do this though. The blame should be on the lenient sentencing. Life should mean life.
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This hits the nail on the head. Finish that off by saying the reason he may well get out early is because of overcrowding in our prisons resulting in sentences being cut short to clear space for the next intake of prisoners and we start to get a clear picture of what's going on.
Solution? Build more prisons. The HRA has nothing to do with it.
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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
In which case, should he be released at all, all these judges and social workers that know better than the rest of should consider this, would they leave their children with the likes of this Sweeny, of course they wouldn't, however they seem more than happy to risk other people's childrens well being, it's like playing Russian roulette with other people's lives and it is not on.
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Would you rather this person served longer but the next offender simply goes free because there's no room in our prisons? The reason for people walking free early is prison overcrowding, not the HRA, not the judges.