Minister promises that Part III is coming

[Brian Morrison]

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On Fri, 12 May 2006 22:09:35 +0100
"Caspar Bowden" <casparb@microsoft.com> wrote:

> >admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk] On Behalf Of Brian Morrison
> ...
> >> If convicted their liberty may already be forfeited for some period
> by
> >> imprisonment. Why should they not have to jump through hoops
> afterwards,
> >> for any of the reasons that justify any sentence?
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> >Because they may not be guilty. Conviction for one offence does not
> >mean that guilt is certain for another allegation.
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> Agreed. I didn't say it was.
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> >I'll grant it may have a bearing in the case of habitual criminals,
> >including paedophile and KP crimes, but it is not the be all and end
> all.
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> What does that mean?

That you can't decide on their guilt by making that decision on
the basis of equivocal evidence.

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> >We are all supposed to be equal before the law, why should anyone be
> >treated differently?
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> I don't want the law to treat convicted people exactly the same as
> unconvicted. If that were true, presumably there would be no
> parole/probation under specific forms of license.

Those measures are part of a sentence, often in place of half of the
prison sentence. Outside of such restrictions, where is the authority
to hold the convicted to higher levels of probity than others? Even if,
in the case of KP convictions, an entry is made in the sex offenders'
register that in itself is nothing more than a flag to be used in
specific circumstances (jobs in sensitive places, such as schools). It
isn't the equivalent of the star of David sewn on a lapel.

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Brian Morrison

bdm at fenrir dot org dot uk

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