EU learning the hard way

[LondonManc]

Or doesn't cooperate with European coppers, 'cos they hate us and want to give us their criminals.

Shame for DA that we had this conversation after you'd gone all Madrid copper on his ass with a ban stick.

[xoggoth]

probably not his fault remember many kids have upbringings too horrific for us to imagine

Quite true, people are the result of their upbringing and it may not be their "fault". Hardly a reason to allow them freedom to threaten our citizens though.

[LondonManc]

Quite true, people are the result of their upbringing and it may not be their "fault". Hardly a reason to allow them freedom to threaten our citizens though.

Indeed. I think we're all thoroughly piddled off with the game rather than the players.

[original PM]

Yeah it's okay he is not a rapist or a murderer, he is mentally ill and needs our sympathy.

Maybe we should petition for him to come to the UK so the NHS can treat him.

[LondonManc]

Yeah it's okay he is not a rapist or a murderer, he is mentally ill and needs our sympathy.

Maybe we should petition for him to come to the UK so the NHS can treat him.

Surely by definition all rapists are mentally ill.

[SueEllen]

Quite true, people are the result of their upbringing and it may not be their "fault". Hardly a reason to allow them freedom to threaten our citizens though.

Since he had no previous convictions it is impossible to know he was a risk.

Plenty of refugees aren't.

[DimPrawn]

What criteria should they have used to vet him?

I just wouldn't let anyone from a war zone in, safety of your own people is more important than all this asylum bollox, sorry.

[SueEllen]

I just wouldn't let anyone from a war zone in, safety of your own people is more important than all this asylum bollox, sorry.

Doesn't work like that I'm afraid. Britain's fault for having colonies in the past.

[NotAllThere]

I just wouldn't let anyone from a war zone in, safety of your own people is more important than all this asylum bollox, sorry.

The reason the obligations are in place is precisely to protect your own people. Because next time, they might be the ones being bombed and gassed.

[DimPrawn]

The reason the obligations are in place is precisely to protect your own people. Because next time, they might be the ones being bombed and gassed.

Yeah yeah, very likely.