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Acrylic-bob · 27-09-2005, 05:09

Of course it should go without saying that the Law must be obeyed, but can it be right that the Law should imprison a seventy three year old woman for refusing to pay council tax arrears of £53.71?

Due to the idiotic way that the prison service is currently run Sylvia Hardy will only serve three and a half days of her seven day sentence. The cost of her stay as an unwilling guest of Her Majesty will be £336, roughly six times what she owes. Add to that the cost of the prosecution and you have to ask whether this is fair and reasonable.

What do members think: Is Sylvia Hardy a heroine who is bravely standing up for downtrodden pensioners, or a silly, stubborn old woman who should pay up and shut up?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...799327,00.html

27-09-2005, 05:09	#1
Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 2473	7 Days in Prison for £53.71 Of course it should go without saying that the Law must be obeyed, but can it be right that the Law should imprison a seventy three year old woman for refusing to pay council tax arrears of £53.71? Due to the idiotic way that the prison service is currently run Sylvia Hardy will only serve three and a half days of her seven day sentence. The cost of her stay as an unwilling guest of Her Majesty will be £336, roughly six times what she owes. Add to that the cost of the prosecution and you have to ask whether this is fair and reasonable. What do members think: Is Sylvia Hardy a heroine who is bravely standing up for downtrodden pensioners, or a silly, stubborn old woman who should pay up and shut up? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...799327,00.html __________________ Enough is ENOUGH Get Britain out of Europe