Friday 24 May, 2002 at 12:09PM (Nereus)  ::  permalink  ::  comments (0)

This is seriously wrong. This article from the BBC News shows just how messed up the justice system can be.

One of three men wrongfully jailed for the murder of a Cardiff newsagent in 1987 has been charged £37,158 for bed and board during more than 11 years in prison.

What the f...? So why aren't they charging guilty people for 'bed and board'? Taxpayers having to foot the bill for the actions of criminals is bad enough, but then charging this guy for time spent in prison when he was innocent is just totally ridiculous.

We have been discussing topics along these lines on a forum just recently, and it demonstrates yet another example of a system whose priorities seem completely misdirected. Another aspect which bugs me is the amount of counseling given to criminals, again at the expense of the taxpayer, when the victims of these same criminals generally have to pay for their own conseling or go without. I fail to see any justice in that.

That's my little rant for the moment.

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