Blunkett bills the unfairly imprisoned.

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Blunkett charges miscarriage of justice victims ‘food and lodgings’

I have nothing really to add to this. Wow.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:28 (twenty-two years ago)

WTF?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

It is shocking. Although there's nothing like impartial journalism, is there?

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:31 (twenty-two years ago)

this is probably a panic reflex following the 'ice cream war' guys and their counter-suit

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:36 (twenty-two years ago)

This is clearly fabricated bollocks.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)

hasn't this been the policy for years? i've certainly read about this before.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)

That's what I thought, Matt DC. Not much found on other sites. Big coverage on www.morons.org or whatever it's called.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:46 (twenty-two years ago)

i thought as much:

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,6903,915393,00.html

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Matt, this appears to actually be true, believe it or not. I've read abt it in some other places as well. Surely it's actually too far-fetched to be made up?

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:49 (twenty-two years ago)

anyway, it is an unbelievably shitty policy, surely the person/s who though of this lack basic common humanity in some way.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Also in The Scotsman, but it's woven into a tapestry of "Holyrood not taking orders from Westminster"

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Brazil (the film) to thread.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 19:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, this sounds like something an authoritarian government in a dystopian sci-fi flick would do... I'm finding it hard to believe this is actually true.

While they're at it, why don't they charge the convicts who were guilty as well, after they get out of prison? Wouldn't there be more reason to bill them, because it was their fault they were imprisoned? I'm not saying this should be done, but the logic behind this practice isn't quite working... Are you sure this is not some sick joke? Newspapers have forwarded urban legends before, haven't they?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 20:10 (twenty-two years ago)

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