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15 months FFS?
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I thought under the laws at the time it was the maximum sentence. We're in favour of retrospective laws now?Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI thought under the laws at the time it was the maximum sentence. We're in favour of retrospective laws now?Comment
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I'm sure it was discussed on CUK last time this story was in the news. But that probably means it is made up.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI thought under the laws at the time it was the maximum sentence. We're in favour of retrospective laws now?
you nasty manComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI thought under the laws at the time it was the maximum sentence. We're in favour of retrospective laws now?
So in theory if someone was convicted of killing a policeman in the 60's they could be hung today?Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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The sentence was reduced because of his age and frailty - presumably that's what they've now revoked.
Edit: quite right too - if he wants to be tried as a frail old man, it should be under today's laws (they reckoned he'd get 10 years).Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI thought under the laws at the time it was the maximum sentence. We're in favour of retrospective laws now?Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI thought under the laws at the time it was the maximum sentence. We're in favour of retrospective laws now?
In the past (and I mean centuries past) that principle has occasionally been misused to quickly sneak in retrospective laws to prosecute people for misdeeds which nobody had previously thought to make illegal, or felonious or treasonous etc where they hadn't formerly been.
But sentencing policy isn't tied up with the law in the same sense, but instead applies in the present for various categories of offences regardless of when these were committed.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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