Heads the lawyers win......

Gordon Booth · 29-05-2013, 11:34

.....tails the taxpayer loses.

A year or so ago a group of British lawyers, claiming to represent a small group of Afgan men suspected of killing and blowing up our soldiers, complained that we should not hand them over to the Afgan forces as it might not be good for their health. They used our legal aid system to pay for their services.
The Government agreed to hold the men until they were confident the prisoners would receive fair treatment.
Now the same group of lawyers, still being paid for by our legal aid, is putting up a case that the men are being illegally held by us and may sue.

How come a suspected terrorist in Afganistan can get legal aid in the UK when most UK citizens can't?
How come UK lawyers are representing them? Gravy train?

Hand them all over immediately to the Afgan Army and Police- problem solved.
Oh, but what about their Human Rights? These disgraceful lawyers will sue us for that then.

I know this country's mad but I didn't know we were that mad.

My solution- let them come here as asylum seekers. Seems fair. If you're going mad you might as well go all the way.

cashman · 29-05-2013, 11:46

My solution is much simpler Gordon, Firing Squad.

Eric · 29-05-2013, 11:53

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Originally Posted by cashman

My solution is much simpler Gordon, Firing Squad.

That's fine ... but what should be done with the terror suspects?

jaysay · 29-05-2013, 17:30

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Originally Posted by cashman

My solution is much simpler Gordon, Firing Squad.

Who pays for the bullets

cashman · 29-05-2013, 17:37

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Who pays for the bullets

We can have a whip round,probably cost government sod all that way.

jaysay · 29-05-2013, 17:39

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

.....tails the taxpayer loses.

A year or so ago a group of British lawyers, claiming to represent a small group of Afgan men suspected of killing and blowing up our soldiers, complained that we should not hand them over to the Afgan forces as it might not be good for their health. They used our legal aid system to pay for their services.
The Government agreed to hold the men until they were confident the prisoners would receive fair treatment.
Now the same group of lawyers, still being paid for by our legal aid, is putting up a case that the men are being illegally held by us and may sue.

How come a suspected terrorist in Afganistan can get legal aid in the UK when most UK citizens can't?
How come UK lawyers are representing them? Gravy train?

Hand them all over immediately to the Afgan Army and Police- problem solved.
Oh, but what about their Human Rights? These disgraceful lawyers will sue us for that then.

I know this country's mad but I didn't know we were that mad.

My solution- let them come here as asylum seekers. Seems fair. If you're going mad you might as well go all the way.

Well we did have a Prime Minister who said the finest thing he had done in politics was to sign the European Human Rights Act, I don't have a problem with Human Rights, its the abuse of the system that gets right up my nose, but we have to remember that the PM who signed it did have a Wife who is a Human Rights Lawyer, which meant she and her friends in "Chambers" had plenty of work for the rest of their lives and being a lawyer himself its not beyond the realms of possibility that he won't be filling his own boots in the future

accyman · 29-05-2013, 20:10

no tony blair will pick cases and refer them to his mates and get a referal fee for it

no point doing any actuall work if you dont need too

jaysay · 30-05-2013, 08:17

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Originally Posted by accyman

no tony blair will pick cases and refer them to his mates and get a referal fee for it

no point doing any actuall work if you dont need too

The most amusing fact about Blair and his (for want of a better word) wife is, she said a few weeks ago she still considered herself as a socialist, was she ever a socialist I ask myself