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Angelic
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:16 pm Posts: 704 Location: Leeds, UK
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That's retarded.
Signed.
I'm just going to cry racism if I get issued with a ticket and get found innocent. Let's see them make me pay for the court costs!
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am Posts: 12700 Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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saspro
Site Admin
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:53 pm Posts: 8603 Location: location, location
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It's the fact that the councils keep losing and having to pay costs that's losing them money.
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Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:14 am |
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veato
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:17 am Posts: 5550 Location: Nottingham
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This cant be true can it?? How can they charge someone if they are found innocent. It makes no bleeding sense!
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Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:49 am |
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james016
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 5:52 pm Posts: 1899
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To hell with justice. Methinks this could be a tip of a very big iceberg seeing as the government have pissed all our money away.
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Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:54 am |
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:29 pm Posts: 7173
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+1 "'Not Guilty' Murderers to pay court costs" etc.
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Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:14 am |
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james016
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 5:52 pm Posts: 1899
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nort ... 702519.stmInnocent man had to pay nearly £7,000 for his 3 years in prison.
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Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:24 am |
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:29 pm Posts: 7173
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Compensation should go beyond putting people 'back the position that would otherwise have been' - for Allah's sake these people have just spent x years in jail (wrongly) having a living nightmare and no doubt defending themselves from violence, drugs and sexual advances.
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Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:28 am |
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dogbert10
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:23 pm Posts: 638 Location: 3959 miles from the centre of the Earth - give or take a bit
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Just had an idea - if you have to pay your own costs for proving you're innocent, you should then file a compensation claim against the police force that wrongly issued the conviction 
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Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:51 am |
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nvj1662
Occasionally has a life
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 6:15 pm Posts: 175
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Signed.
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Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:59 am |
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm Posts: 10691 Location: Bramsche
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That was my first thought as well!  Just how stupid is the government... Think I'll be walking next time I visit the UK!
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Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:36 pm |
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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I'm guessing there's no amount of money that'll help your state of mind once you've had your arse widened 
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Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:43 pm |
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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That sort of abuse needs to stop immediately,
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Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:57 pm |
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 7935 Location: Manchester.
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Signed. As a life long Labour supporter, I really do despare 
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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Yes it does seem to be a matter of appearing to do something regardless of whether it is the right thing to do.
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