Lockerbie bomber released

Originally Posted by northwind

(Quick point, lockerbie wasn't the world's biggest single act of terrorism, the Iran theatre arson and Air India bombings were worse, so was the beirut barracks bombing.)

But yes- you're spot on, but the thing is, most claims for compassionate release are already met (something like 4 out of 5 in scotland), this isn't some new thing or a precedent.

No I was asking where you were basing the compassionate release thing from, not the toehr acts of terrorism.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Samurai Penguin

Seeing as how upset some people here are about this, I assume you will be protesting outside the US Embassy to demand the extradition of Warren Anderson to India so he can stand trial for the homicide of 25,000 people.

You'd put the CEO of a company at the same level of responsibility as someone who (for example) actually solders the wires into a timer unit and a big stack of semtex?

Working with those cheeky monkeys in the far east is one of those things, you can guarantee they will cut costs despite what civilised owners/customers ask or demand.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

No I was asking where you were basing the compassionate release thing from, not the toehr acts of terrorism.

Ah right. Just from a google, I got a link from the scottish prison service I think. If I remember rightly there's been 84 applications and 60-something were approved. There wasn't a breakdown of why the others were rejected but it did mention lack of medical evidence as a cause.

Originally Posted by Kinvig

Well, if ronnie Biggs is allowed free....

How can you someone who was basicaly a bank robber who killed noone to a murderer? dont see that comparision ronnie biggs should have been out long ago..

[northwind]

Originally Posted by mototech

dont see that comparision ronnie biggs should have been out long ago..

Yeah, and he would have been if he'd actually been in prison, instead of fleeing the country and taking the **** for 35 years then returning home when it suited his reasons. Let's not forget Biggs made his first request for release on medical grounds in 2001, not even a year after he came home, then again in 2005, then agian in 2007, each time because his death was "imminent" and he "wanted to die with his family" You can't compare his crime with megrahi's of course but equally you can't compare his conduct, megrahi's maintained his innocence and made constant appeals, biggs has gloried in his guilt (megrahi never released a punk song...) and still tried to beat the system.

Originally Posted by mototech

How can you someone who was basicaly a bank robber who killed noone to a murderer? dont see that comparision ronnie biggs should have been out long ago..

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