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Yet another political topic....votes for prisoners

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UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 23 Feb 2010 19:12

When convicted of a crime against the state you lose all privlages that certainly includes the right to vote

The thing with the European Court of Human Rights they said that all inmates should have luxuries that some low end earners don't have like tele, and now internet !

These people commited a crime against society and with out witch hunting, I believe that prison should be a deterrent not a bloddy hotel for them.
Believe me I know about prisons

Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria

Jane

Jane Report 23 Feb 2010 19:10

I agree .No voting for prisoners.

Muffyxx

Muffyxx Report 23 Feb 2010 19:10

I agree with you TW.

Losing the right to vote is part and parcel of taking the medicine and doing their time.

If they don't like it...TOUGH. Maybe they'll think twice before reoffending xx

Researching:
All comments made by me are all mine unless otherwise stated. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, or real life events unless otherwise stated is purely coincidental.

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 23 Feb 2010 19:07

No they dont deserve a vote,

TeresaW

TeresaW Report 23 Feb 2010 19:05

It was talked about on Alan Titchmarsh last week, there is still a campaign to lift the ban on votes for prisoners at elections.

European Court of Human Rights ruled in 2005 that inmates should have the vote. Parliament's Joint Committee of Human Rights have been campaigning ever since to have our laws changed to reflect that ruling and give prisoners the right to vote, or the next general election could be invalid.

Now I always thought that when a person is sent to prison they forfeit their rights in society...to me that includes the right to vote.

What do you think?

Researching:
Lovell, Morse, Baker, Duval, Mortlock, Gibbs and Bristow.

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