'not innocent enough to receive compensation'

[Zippy]

I'm with AtW. It's a fookin disgrace.

[Uncle Albert]

I'm with AtW. It's a fookin disgrace.

+1

You are innocent until proven guilty. If you haven't been proven guilty and you've been locked up, you have a right to redress (and no I don't mean the right to look like MF in a little gingham number).

[VectraMan]

WHS. It doesn't matter if he's innocent. In order to go to jail, he as to be proven guilty, and that conviction has shown to be in error. It was a mistake that he went to jail, therefore he deserves compensation.

[OwlHoot]

They should bring back the principle that the Crown can do no wrong, and never pay compensation.

Sounds harsh, but it would spawn a new industry of insurance against wrongful conviction, with premiums based on criminal record if any. So no law abiding person with any foresight need lose out, and for habitual criminals who couldn't afford the premiums it would just be an extra occupational hazard (in the words of that intro to Porridge!)

The only potential snag is that it would remove a financial incentive for the Government to try and avoid wrongful convictions, and they might start cutting corners if they were not financially liable. But on the opposite side of the coin, they would also have no incentive to suppress re-examination of cases and prevent convictions being overturned, in fact every incentive to do the opposite if someone could be released and reduce the prison population.

[AtW]

So no law abiding person with any foresight need lose out

Unless its compulsory insurance like car insurance such class of fine citizens would not bother paying insurance rates.

[OwlHoot]

Unless its compulsory insurance like car insurance such class of fine citizens would not bother paying insurance rates.

If it was lumped in with Life insurance, say, or general accident cover, for a couple of quid extra a month, I imagine most people would opt for it.

[AtW]

If it was lumped in with Life insurance, say, or general accident cover, for a couple of quid extra a month, I imagine most people would opt for it.

I think not

[minestrone]

He would just buy another gun with it.







(he hould be given money)

[escapeUK]

I believe not guilty is not the same as innocent. Not guilty means that the Crown was not capable of proving their case in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt.

[OwlHoot]

I believe not guilty is not the same as innocent. Not guilty means that the Crown was not capable of proving their case in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt.

In principle that's correct, and you're stating the bleedin' obvious. But in law, an acquital is and should be treated as innocent.