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Taking the piss or what
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Just heard on the news some guy who spent 11 years for a crime he didn't commit and then got compensation of £600,000 has been asked to pay back £40,000 to the prison as his board and lodgings in prison for 11 years.. WTF :eek2:
During the 11 years his marriage broke down, hiis mother died and daughter died too and he had a nervous breakdown....
Does this country take the piss or what.
And £600,000 is nothing for 11 years of your life.
During the 11 years his marriage broke down, hiis mother died and daughter died too and he had a nervous breakdown....
Does this country take the piss or what.
And £600,000 is nothing for 11 years of your life.
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What a load of shite! :mad:
Sounds about bloody right. Yet another shining example of our prisons and the justice system in general, makes you proud doesn't it :rolleyes:
Sad thing is, if he hadn't been accquitted, had served his full sentence and then been released - they wouldn't have been asking for it back. So he's expected to pay for the pleasure of his time in the clink, just because he didn't belong there. It's not a friggin holiday camp.
The mind boggles.
mine does that on a regular basis.
This country is just screwed up...
£600,000 where I live won't last you long. a 3 bedroom house around here is about £270,000. If he stuck the rest inthe bank then maybe he's get about £10,000 per year interest to live on.
I think we should have a minimum payout for time in jail for a crime you didn't commit and I think a good starting point is minimum of £100,000 per year for every year wrongly imprissoned.
Asking for £40,000 for lodgings from the person you forced to be there is beyound belief.
Yeah, if boggles is a synonym for "packs up completely and goes on strike".
that as well!