So why are convicted murderers allowed to go shopping?

[srebbe64]

Wouldn't have thought it's rocket science to predict that such 'shopping trips' might result in the odd murderer escaping. Also, how much of Tax payers money is spent on such 'trips'?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8360380....

[Kaelic]

was reading this earlier and the mind boggles

[Lost soul]

article said:

Police described her as "dangerous" and warned people not to approach her.

unbelivable , so shes dangerous and not to be approached but she ok to go out and do a bit of shopping

God bless the UK

[jmorgan]

uman rights innit.

[sinizter]

What a fking joke.

[elster]

Was she really allowed to go shopping?

Or are they covering the guards who were looking after her at the hospital?

[srebbe64]

Well, maybe she just wanted to browse in the local fishing and hunting store.

[Parrot of Doom]

This is absolutely nothing new. Myra Hindley was allowed out for a breath of fresh air in Hampstead Heath—and she murdered five children.

[ShadownINja]

jmorgan said:

uman rights innit.

Beaten to it. Wot 'e sed.

[Eric Mc]

She was looking to buy "The Good Prison Guide".

[FourWheelDrift]

Lost soul said:

unbelivable , so shes dangerous and not to be approached but she ok to go out and do a bit of shopping

That's why I always avoid Asda, Primark & TKMaxx.

[rpguk]

I can't find anything about her original conviction, so presumably it was a long time ago and not too infamous.

She therefore may well be up for parole some time soon.

It's therefore common practice and surely reasonable to take her on shopping trips to assimilate her back into the 'real world' after a long time in prison. This is nothing to do with 'human rights'. There are no 'human rights' to go shopping, it's just a pretence to integration with normality.

If anyone else is better then me at googling, I'd be curious to learn more about the original conviction.

[elster]

rpguk said:

I can't find anything about her original conviction, so presumably it was a long time ago and not too infamous.

She therefore may well be up for parole some time soon.

It's therefore common practice and surely reasonable to take her on shopping trips to assimilate her back into the 'real world' after a long time in prison. This is nothing to do with 'human rights'. There are no 'human rights' to go shopping, it's just a pretence to integration with normality.

If anyone else is better then me at googling, I'd be curious to learn more about the original conviction.

2007 it says in the article, so I will guess 2 years.

However she was staying in the hospital, so maybe not all circumstances are known.

[srebbe64]

I googled Gillette and there was lots of stuff about 'blades'!

[rpguk]

Ah, seems by brain isn't up to anything today! I missed the two years since conviction.

[Jasandjules]

rpguk said:

It's therefore common practice and surely reasonable to take her on shopping trips to assimilate her back into the 'real world' after a long time in prison..

Why? F**k them. Don't want to find life hard when you get out of prison after a long stretch? Don't commit crimes which get you jailed for years...

I mean, Squaddies have trouble getting back into Civvy life, I don't see the Army allowing them to go shopping etc.

[poo at Paul's]

I just cannot beleive what a bunch of Saps the authorities in this country have become.

At least she will stick out like a sore thumb in the area!

IF they get her back, I'd suggest shopping in Oban next time for her!

[FourWheelDrift]

If they have to let them out they should only do so by limiting the distance they can go from the prison by means of an "It's a Knockout" style giant bungee rope.

[poo at Paul's]

FourWheelDrift said:

If they have to let them out they should only do so by limiting the distance they can go from the prison by means of an "It's a Knockout" style giant bungee rope.

A bungie rope plugged into the mains at the prison end, you mean! ?

[HOGEPH]

This would be a better rope.