My first reaction is how did he not think that the question of "The right to go to work safely on the tube" would not be questioned in the light of the killing of Jean de Menezes?
I also have real issues with the idea that the UK justice system (notwithstanding differences between England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) cannot cope with "someone who has served his time". That Clarke is proposing the dangers remaining in society after serving sentences suggest that there is something really wrong with those sentences. If prison cannot rehabilitate, we should search for something that can - not become ever more draconian.
And then trying to pin all the blame on the media. Indeed, Clarke's article makes me sincerely scared of our leaders.
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Date: 2006-04-25 04:38 pm (UTC)My first reaction is how did he not think that the question of "The right to go to work safely on the tube" would not be questioned in the light of the killing of Jean de Menezes?
I also have real issues with the idea that the UK justice system (notwithstanding differences between England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) cannot cope with "someone who has served his time". That Clarke is proposing the dangers remaining in society after serving sentences suggest that there is something really wrong with those sentences. If prison cannot rehabilitate, we should search for something that can - not become ever more draconian.
And then trying to pin all the blame on the media. Indeed, Clarke's article makes me sincerely scared of our leaders.