Human rights?

Chris G

Yes they did but this is a concept that these idiotic bleeding heart liberals cannot understand.

In my view, these criminals who were awarded the Â£750,000 should have been to pay it all to their victims to at least provide some compensation for the human rights that they took away from their victims.

However this is a sensible solution and therefore something the PC brigade would never support. Like I said, idiots.

Katya-Zelen

I'm playing devil's advocate but where does it say they have waived their human rights by committing a crime? If they have violated another person's human rights, does that mean we can violate theirs? Wouldn't that make us as bad as them? Are we living in biblical times of 'an eye for an eye'?

Ollie

Human right have gone too far.The people who do not break the law seem to have none.

bildymooner

Yes they did. I believe they got them selves into that situation and cold turkey is OK with me. Let them suffer throug it like the victom of there crime had to.

Jenufa

I would certainly argue that as drug taking is illegal then the prison could not supply them with drugs or drug substitutes . As to their Human Rights - everyone is well aware what kind of place a prison is and as they made the decision to choose to reside in one, by committing a crime, I don't think they can complain when the prison then enforces its rules. Cold turkey is actually an established method of comming off drugs and some people say it is the most effective. I don't hear anything being said about the Human Rights of the victims of their crime - they had a right to enjoy their freedom but fear of junkies has taken that from them.

brianthesnailuk2002

It seems to me like those in power have balanced the way things are in the favour of spongers and low-life's. As far as I am concerned when you are convicted of a crime you waive your rights ... shame it is not the way it is.
There is little deterant these days.

johnnyhawkyns

I don't believe that you can take away someones rights if they break the law but I don't see the point in putting someone in jail for doing something and then keeping them in drugs.

That is to say taking drugs is not a human right and the only way to get off in my view is cold turkey so the right thing was done in the first place.

barn owl

I think the only answer is to opt out of the 'human rights' clause in the EU then hopefully this would end all these ridiculous claims for compensation by wrongdoers

LadyMoonlight!!

I feel that when they are in prison because they have mugged someone, burgled someone's house, shot or killed or raped someone then why the hell should they expect the courtesies and rights they refused their victims?

On the other hand, I would prefer to give them the Methadone just to shut them up to be honest. You know how these toerags love to scream and voice their disapproval when things don't go their way (and there is always some half baked bleeding heart who'll support them). At least if they're on Methadone they're not smuggling smack into the prison and getting other people hooked.

Plus Methadone's dosage can be controlled by the doctor so they have no choice but to cut down and come off it slowly rather than just indugling their habit illicitly with the help of a few bent "screws" and other prisoners.

Rob Roy

Would I be cynical if I said Bliar brought in the Human Rights Act so that 'fat cat' lawyers like Cherie could enhance their earnings?. Of course I would.........Mea Culpa!

goonern014

yes they did and its wrong what theyve been allowed to do in court ,but you watch this escalates and then blair steps in passes a phew more laws which you think potects us the people yet will be used against us in the future .its called problem,reaction,solution .the new world order look it up .

interested

the human rights issue is very intricate. when it comes to committing a crime , yes to a certain degree they waived their human rights . But there is also mercy and compassion. It does not make sense to have them killed for example. But yes they should be punished in relation to the crime commit ed.

Dave X

Their rights may have been violated by the fact of depriving them medicine.
Should we now compensate ALL convicts for having their freedom taken away?
Or rapists as there isnt the same victims on offer?
Where is the line drawn?
When comitting crime ALL privileges except the basics should be taken away, pure and simple.

Avondrow

At first thought, I would agree with your sentiments. However, thinking about it dispassionately, surely the imprisonment is the punishment, the agony of withdrawal is not part of the sentence, and could be construed as unjustified cruelty. That's not to say prisoners should have a right to illegal substances, but an obligatory rehab program, with substitute medication is surely more civilised than forced cold turkey?

I would just like to say that all the answers I have read above go a long way to re-in-force my view that I am lucky to live in a country where most people want common sense to prevail, notwithstanding, I am afraid, that the legal profession continues to drag itself along the gutter to make huge sums of money out of legal aid cases which should never be allowed to come to court.

joeanonymous

Yes certain rights that "free" citizens have are taken away while people are in prison, and yes usually when you commit a criminal offence you have violated someones rights.

What is your question?

steve_dave_83

if there locked up just for doin drugs and not robbin some 1 2 get drug money than i dont see how they victimized any 1 other than themselves,, and by the way when drug offenders get locked up they dont go cold turkey its just as easy to get drugs in jail, believe me

irongrama

Who did drug addicts offend. Sure some commit crimes to get their drugs, but they wouldn't have to do this if the drugs were legal and obtainable at a reasonable price. They have no choice but to commit crimes just to live. I'm sorry I don' believe anyone waives their human rights by committing a crime, and certainly not by committing a crime just by taking drugs. We have the prisons full of people who do nothing but smoke marijuana. We have the largest percentage of our people in prison of any country in the world, and the biggest percentage are for drug offenses against no one. We could have a balanced budget if we legalized drugs and taxed them. We could also properly incarcerate violent offenders who are let off easy because of the over crowding of our prisons created by drug offenses.

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