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TheOpinionSite.org reports that a petition has been launched in the United States to put an end to the Sex Offender Register (SOR) in America, a move that many believe should be emulated here in the UK. The British SOR came about as a result of successive governments seeking to copy the US in its vindictive…
Kenneth Clarke finally unveiled his Green Paper on Sentencing Review and Prison Policy yesterday, later than expected. Tory right wing MPs started moaning immediately, while Clarke’s supporters were cautious in their remarks. It was made very clear that this is a consultation document and that views and opinions from all sides would be listened to.…
The long awaited Operation Ore appeal has failed in what sounds like a politically motivated attempt to save the Police, CEOP and the Crown Prosecution Service from accute embarrassment. In a frightening echo of the infamous Lord Denning when he rejected the appeal of the Birmingham Six, the judge in this appeal said, “We have…
Britain’s obsession with sex offenders and criminals in general is adding to the number of people who are unemployed and is driving low level crime. People released from jail, especially those convicted of serious offences are finding it impossible to secure employment as employers become more and more frightened of taking on those with a…
The latest revelations from Wikileaks has not gone down well with either the Americans or the British. For the rest of us however, they are of great benefit. TheOpinionSite.org exists in order that the truth of contentious and difficult matters can be told. Wikileaks is in exactly the same position. Just as their site is…
The Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke has said that proposals on sentencing are due to be announced to the House of Commons in December. He was answering a question during Justice Questions in the House last week. Mr Clarke’s response to a question about the delay in presenting the much heralded review of sentencing suggests that…
TheOpinionSite.org is well known for its views on the UK Criminal Justice system, so when a close friend informed me that this week is Prisons Week, the question I asked – as may many of you – was, “What exactly is Prisons Week and why haven’t I ever heard anything about it?” Prisons Week is,…
Tory toff Lord Young reckons that we have ‘never had it so good’ and that the recession is good for us. He says that in the future, people will wonder what all the fuss was about. It could only come from a well-heeled conservative who has such belief in his words he’s now decided to…
The appeal involving a specimen conviction resulting from the flawed child pornography investigation, Operation Ore started yesterday in the Appeal Court. However, there is little being released as to the progress of the action. Nevertheless, given the huge interest in this case, not least here on TheOpinionSite.org, one has to ask why so little is…
Today in London there were demonstrations against the proposed rise in university tuition fees. The question that everyone, except it seems, TheOpinionSite.org is afraid to ask is “Why is it necessary for so many people to go to university?” It is a ridiculous proposal that everyone should have to go to university in order to…
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