[Biker Biggles]

Good points about the difference between the crime itself which is (hopefully)dealt with by the courts,and compensation for the victim from the criminal injuries compensation agency.I heard an interview on Radio 4 this morning where a woman(not sure if she was a politician or from the CICA)was asked what the difference was between a rape victim(drunk) and a victim of a mugging(also drunk)vis a vis compensation.Todays story clearly says that rape victims are to get full compensation,but then why not drunk mugging victims?Of course there was no logical answer to this question.To me it shows the kind of hypocrisy that we are so familiar with in our society today.If you are one kind of victim you are entitled to full payment,but if you are another kind,its partly your fault.