Justice or Coercion?

People who commit crimes should absolutely face consequences, including jail time if appropriate. However, the government's use of remand as a tool to pressure individuals who would not normally be held on remand, and did not commit a serious enough offence for it, into pleading guilty is deeply concerning.

Posted By: phrankin on February 9th 2025 at 15:49:25

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I wonder how many of the Southport protesters (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 9, 14:38:55
- you are a rather unpleasant individual aren't you? (n/m) (General Chat) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Feb 9, 15:39:22
  - Justice or Coercion? (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 9, 15:49:25
- "State appointed defender" (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 9, 15:24:35
  - 👏 👏👏 (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorcee, Feb 9, 15:44:59
  - ✅✅✅ (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 9, 15:29:49
  - I guess the threat from the state of being held on remand was enough (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 9, 15:25:59
    - Guessing then? (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Feb 9, 15:55:22
      - Of course. (n/m) (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Feb 9, 16:18:31
      - Not guessing, just a turn of phrase. (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 9, 15:58:49
    - Yeah 17 days until his "state appointed defender" got him bail (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 9, 15:29:55
      - He got his own lawyer rather than plead guilty like most did (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 9, 15:30:52
        
        You're so far out of your depth here. (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 9, 16:03:23
- There is no link between the Southport killer and 'unchecked' immigration / Islamism (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 9, 15:08:37
  - but there is a link between the riots..... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 9, 15:32:14
    - But OP refers to the “Southport protests” (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Feb 9, 16:09:25
      - 🎯 (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 9, 16:10:50
    - The riots occurred because idiots believed the murderer was an immigrant (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 9, 16:02:31
      - your totally right but .... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 9, 16:38:15
    - Immigration to the UK isn’t unchecked. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorcee, Feb 9, 15:44:24
      - explain (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 9, 15:53:34
        
        Let’s stick to the facts here (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 9, 16:11:23
        
        I think you may have burnt your bridges when it comes to facts. (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorcee, Feb 9, 16:16:33
        
        Spoken like someone who dodges the inconvenient truths (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 9, 16:19:56
        
        😆 (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 9, 16:27:16
        
        Spoken like a conspiracy theorist. (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorcee, Feb 9, 16:26:21
        
        You can’t be *that* hard of thinking? (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorcee, Feb 9, 16:05:18
        
        It's simultaneously incredible and entirely in keeping (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 9, 16:13:21
        
        And then he’ll say he wasn’t asking for an explanation 🤣 (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 9, 16:19:07
        
        He's long gone (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 9, 16:26:39
        
        It’s not unchecked. Have you travelled abroad recently? (General Chat) - APB, Feb 9, 16:03:59
- 👀 (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 9, 14:52:37
- 9 (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 9, 14:43:33

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