Saudi Prince guilty of murder

[JohnnyJones]

I don't know why but I didn't expect this to happen.

I just thought he'd slip away quietly with some sort of immunity. Sounds a nasty piece of work though.

"Saud had been drinking champagne and cocktails when he bit the 32-year-old hard on both cheeks during the attack in February. The pair had just returned from a Valentine's night out."

Edited by JohnnyJones on Wednesday 20th October 09:35

[Spiritual_Beggar]

He'll be back in SA before Xmas.

[Frankeh]

People need to post newspaper links when they make threads.

[JohnnyJones]

Sorry.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11492867

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/A...

[Pints]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-115718...

Edit: Beaten to it.

Edited by Pints on Wednesday 20th October 10:48

[Mon Ami Mate]

Spiritual_Beggar said:

He'll be back in SA before Xmas.

He won't. Trust me, spending 10 years in prison here and then claiming asylum when he is released will be infinitely preferable to what he would face if he went back to KSA.

[Pints]

Mon Ami Mate said:

Spiritual_Beggar said:

He'll be back in SA before Xmas.

He won't. Trust me, spending 10 years in prison here and then claiming asylum when he is released will be infinitely preferable to what he would face if he went back to KSA.

I don't know the history but if that's the case, he doesn't sound like much of a prince.

[Muntu]

Pints said:

Mon Ami Mate said:

Spiritual_Beggar said:

He'll be back in SA before Xmas.

He won't. Trust me, spending 10 years in prison here and then claiming asylum when he is released will be infinitely preferable to what he would face if he went back to KSA.

I don't know the history but if that's the case, he doesn't sound like much of a prince.

More like a queen perhaps.

[GT03ROB]

Muntu said:

Pints said:

Mon Ami Mate said:

Spiritual_Beggar said:

He'll be back in SA before Xmas.

He won't. Trust me, spending 10 years in prison here and then claiming asylum when he is released will be infinitely preferable to what he would face if he went back to KSA.

I don't know the history but if that's the case, he doesn't sound like much of a prince.

More like a queen perhaps.

Eaxactamundo. The reason he won't want to go back to face the music, is not for murder, but for being outed as a gay.

[s3fella]

More scum who put a low price on human life.

[JohnnyJones]

s3fella said:

More scum who put a low price on human life.

That's right, from the news articles it's clear he thought this poor guy was his to do what he wanted with.

Interesting statistic too - There are around 5000 Saudi princes on allowances of £120k or so.

[Marf]

GT03ROB said:

Muntu said:

Pints said:

Mon Ami Mate said:

Spiritual_Beggar said:

He'll be back in SA before Xmas.

He won't. Trust me, spending 10 years in prison here and then claiming asylum when he is released will be infinitely preferable to what he would face if he went back to KSA.

I don't know the history but if that's the case, he doesn't sound like much of a prince.

More like a queen perhaps.

Eaxactamundo. The reason he won't want to go back to face the music, is not for murder, but for being outed as a gay.

Yup.

[Frankeh]

JohnnyJones said:

s3fella said:

More scum who put a low price on human life.

That's right, from the news articles it's clear he thought this poor guy was his to do what he wanted with.

Interesting statistic too - There are around 5000 Saudi princes on allowances of £120k or so.

Over half a billion quid to service their stupid royalty each year.

[JonRB]

GT03ROB said:

Eaxactamundo. The reason he won't want to go back to face the music, is not for murder, but for being outed as a gay.

Quite. Because it's ok to murder your servant but being gay is *awful*

(Not directed at you - more at a fked up country which has its priorities so clearly inverted)

[12gauge]

JonRB said:

GT03ROB said:

Eaxactamundo. The reason he won't want to go back to face the music, is not for murder, but for being outed as a gay.

Quite. Because it's ok to murder your servant but being gay is *awful*

(Not directed at you - more at a fked up country which has its priorities so clearly inverted)

And yet the Queen will happily meet with members of the Saudi Royal family, yet wont meet with democratically elected representative Nick Griffin.

Money talks. However odious Nick Griffin may be, his misdeeds pale in comparison to those allowed or even enforced by Saudi Royals. Sometimes i wonder if our country is any less fked up.

[Man-At-Arms]

Mon Ami Mate said:

spending 10 years in prison here and then claiming asylum when he is released

whoa !

why the fk should he stay in this country when released ?

he's committed murder, been found guilty, and sentenced
he should do his time, and fk off somewhere else
and not be welcomed into this country !

[Marf]

12gauge said:

Sometimes i wonder if our country is any less fked up.

Oh yes, our country is so much worse than Saudi Arabia.

I mean just this morning a woman was stoned in the local town square for being raped, as she wasn't being chaparoned by a male.

[12gauge]

Marf said:

12gauge said:

Sometimes i wonder if our country is any less fked up.

Oh yes, our country is so much worse than Saudi Arabia.

I mean just this morning a woman was stoned in the local town square for being raped, as she wasn't being chaparoned by a male.

Do you disagree with my point about who our royal family keeps company with?

[grumbledoak]

12gauge said:

Do you disagree with my point about who our royal family keeps company with?

Service before self. I doubt there's much choice, really.

Cannot imagine Philip thinking "Great, another Arab".

[MX7]

12gauge said:

And yet the Queen will happily meet with members of the Saudi Royal family, yet wont meet with democratically elected representative Nick Griffin.

If you're talking about the Buckingham Palace incident, Griffin turned it into a political opportunity. If others have to abide by the rules, so should Griffin.