So, Ex-Liberal Democrat MP Chris Huhne and his Ex-Wife Vicky Pryce have been released from prison after serving only 62 days of an 8 month prison sentence. There is something wrong with this picture.
Surely if someone breaks the law, and perverting the course of justice is not a minor offence, and is convicted and sentenced according to the law of the land, they should serve out that sentence in the place that the magistrate/ judge decrees.
What, I wonder, is the point of sentencing a convicted criminal to a custodial sentence as laid down by law, and then telling them they will only serve half of it, and if they behave, only half of that half? And not only are they laughing all the way there, they are sent to a 'prison' which has no bars, no locks, and a set of facilities that a good number of hard-working upright citizens can only dream of, much less afford.
Now supporters of this somewhat strange way of behaving are saying that it makes sense to give early release because it costs around a thousand pounds to keep a convicted felon in prison each week. Well it would with all the perks the apparently get. Mr Huhne's supporters are saying that he is still not free, because he has to be electronically tagged for the remaining two months of the half of his sentence. Well big deal, I'm sure he will not be inconvenienced in the slightest by that in his million pound Camberwell home, just because he has to stay there from 6pm till 6am.
Only one person I've seen so far has made any sense, and that's Nigel Farage, Leader of the UK Independence Party, and his view was that the sentence should be served out, and that more prisons need to be built to house those convicted of crime. I totally agree.
It turns out that Stuart Hazell, who has admitted sexually abusing and killing 12 year-old Tia Sharpe, has 30 previous convictions, and has served three prison sentences for drug dealing, assault and possession of a machete. Now how in God's name was he even on the streets, let alone able to get close to a 12 year-old girl?
If his sentences had been served out, would young Tia still be alive?
A feelgood story, Britain's young Laura Robson beat Venus Williams in straight sets in Rome. Williams fans will say it was only because she had an long standing injury, pshaa I say, If she has a long standing injury which stops her playing her best, why is she entering events.
At 19, Laura has a great future. Go Girl, Go.
Commander Chris Hadfield, who up until today has had a five month tour of duty as commander of the International Space Station, has recorded a cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" in space. Check it out, its cool. He's a bit of a character, apparently, I'm sure he must have kept the rest of the crew entertained during his tour.
Mr Bowie himself has said that it's "The most poignant version" of the song, Good one Chris, Safe journey home.
Surely if someone breaks the law, and perverting the course of justice is not a minor offence, and is convicted and sentenced according to the law of the land, they should serve out that sentence in the place that the magistrate/ judge decrees.
What, I wonder, is the point of sentencing a convicted criminal to a custodial sentence as laid down by law, and then telling them they will only serve half of it, and if they behave, only half of that half? And not only are they laughing all the way there, they are sent to a 'prison' which has no bars, no locks, and a set of facilities that a good number of hard-working upright citizens can only dream of, much less afford.
Now supporters of this somewhat strange way of behaving are saying that it makes sense to give early release because it costs around a thousand pounds to keep a convicted felon in prison each week. Well it would with all the perks the apparently get. Mr Huhne's supporters are saying that he is still not free, because he has to be electronically tagged for the remaining two months of the half of his sentence. Well big deal, I'm sure he will not be inconvenienced in the slightest by that in his million pound Camberwell home, just because he has to stay there from 6pm till 6am.
Only one person I've seen so far has made any sense, and that's Nigel Farage, Leader of the UK Independence Party, and his view was that the sentence should be served out, and that more prisons need to be built to house those convicted of crime. I totally agree.
It turns out that Stuart Hazell, who has admitted sexually abusing and killing 12 year-old Tia Sharpe, has 30 previous convictions, and has served three prison sentences for drug dealing, assault and possession of a machete. Now how in God's name was he even on the streets, let alone able to get close to a 12 year-old girl?
If his sentences had been served out, would young Tia still be alive?
A feelgood story, Britain's young Laura Robson beat Venus Williams in straight sets in Rome. Williams fans will say it was only because she had an long standing injury, pshaa I say, If she has a long standing injury which stops her playing her best, why is she entering events.
At 19, Laura has a great future. Go Girl, Go.
Commander Chris Hadfield, who up until today has had a five month tour of duty as commander of the International Space Station, has recorded a cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" in space. Check it out, its cool. He's a bit of a character, apparently, I'm sure he must have kept the rest of the crew entertained during his tour.
Mr Bowie himself has said that it's "The most poignant version" of the song, Good one Chris, Safe journey home.
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