That's a result then !

[DtheP47]

Prisoners have lost there court case to be able to vote according to BBC news in this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24545294

[Margaret Pilkington]

Any person who cannot accept their social responsibilty to follow the law of the land......especially as these crimes were serious enough to warrant them being locked up for a long time does not deserve the 'right' to vote and have a democratic influence on the country.
The judge said although it was part of the ECHR to allow prisoners the vote....we didn't have to follow the directive in all cases.
People are keen to shout about their rights, but much less keen to accept responsibility for their offences...and what about the human rights of the victims...do these men ever think of the lives they took away, and what that means to the families of those who were murdered??
I think perhaps they don't.

[jaysay]

A bit of common sense at last, the answer is if you want to exercise your right to vote keep out of the nick

[westendlass]

They left their human rights outside the cell door when they were convicted. They couldn't care two hoots about voting - what difference does it make to them? It's just a case of i can so I will just for the hell of it. Do you think they would give a monkeys if they were to pay for their case themselves? If they are convicted of something as serious as murder then they should not be heard from again until they finish their sentences.

[accyman]

so if we can ignore this eu rule then why not all of them ?

yeah a bit negative but theres a lot more serious EU rules we could do with ignoring than wether a prisoner gets to vote or not

[GJWatson]

But who paid to allow them to appeal? Us blooming idiots! That annoys me!

[Neil]

Please don't copy and paste text from the BBC they don't like it and it's against our rules, just write something in your own words and link to the story. Same effect but within the rules

[accyman]

Originally Posted by Neil

Please don't copy and paste text from the BBC they don't like it and it's against our rules, just write something in your own words and link to the story. Same effect but within the rules

thats a bit rich from the BBC seen as most of you pay their wages and mostly fund their organisation

[Mick]

Originally Posted by accyman

thats a bit rich from the BBC seen as most of you pay their wages and mostly fund their organisation

yes it is but they have threatened to sue the site on a couple of occasions in the past for copying text so please link to the story ta

[DtheP47]

Originally Posted by Neil

Please don't copy and paste text from the BBC they don't like it and it's against our rules, just write something in your own words and link to the story. Same effect but within the rules

Thanks Neil.... rules is rules. I stand corrected.

[accyman]

Originally Posted by Mick

yes it is but they have threatened to sue the site on a couple of occasions in the past for copying text so please link to the story ta

just to be clear i wasnt questioning the rule just saying what a set of dicks teh bbc are is all

just out of curiosity did teh BBC throw their weight about before or after it became clear they were one if not teh britains largest pedophile ring ?

[Neil]

Originally Posted by accyman

just to be clear i wasnt questioning the rule just saying what a set of dicks teh bbc are is all

just out of curiosity did teh BBC throw their weight about before or after it became clear they were one if not teh britains largest pedophile ring ?

It was a couple of years ago from memory.
Do you think they were hoping that persecuting our site would take the heat off them in the national media for alledgedy hiding the actions of their staff?

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Neil

Please don't copy and paste text from the BBC they don't like it and it's against our rules, just write something in your own words and link to the story. Same effect but within the rules

You rotten sod Neil, your virtually gagging C'mon

[Less]

Originally Posted by jaysay

You rotten sod Neil, your virtually gagging C'mon

Not in the slightest, all he has to do is remove all punctuation, paragraphs and capital letters, then it will look like he did it himself.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Less

Not in the slightest, all he has to do is remove all punctuation, paragraphs and capital letters, then it will look like he did it himself.

Think he already does that Less