O/T Notorious police murderer Harry Roberts set to be released

[Flashback Minstrel]

Harry Roberts was imprisoned for his part in the shooting of three police officers in London in 1966. Despite an anticipated public backlash, Ministers will be powerless to prevent his release.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29734816

 

[x]

these days he would have got 6 years and been out in 3.

 

[pompeymeowth]

these days he would have got 6 years and been out in 3.

Not for doing a cozzer he wouldn't.

 

[PattyNchips2]

one would have hoped that after 45 years of rehabilitation, he has changed sufficiently enough.
People seem to forget that prison isn't about punishment, it's about reforming the character of the prisoner.

 

[pompeymeowth]

His nickname was "Hate 'em all Harry" as in the police so who knows?

 

[Amin Arrears]

Harry Roberts is our friend, is our friend, is our friend...

 

[renegadetiger]

one would have hoped that after 45 years of rehabilitation, he has changed sufficiently enough.
People seem to forget that prison isn't about punishment, it's about reforming the character of the prisoner.

It's about both, to be fair.

 

[spesupersydera]

Harry Roberts is our friend, is our friend, is our friend...

You're showing your age there Hatter - I did actually hum the same thing to myself this morning when I read about his release.

 

[FILEYseadog]

Was it really 45 years ago that song was sung in the Kempton Mr Hat ...

 

[SuitedandBooted]

one would have hoped that after 45 years of rehabilitation, he has changed sufficiently enough.
People seem to forget that prison isn't about punishment, it's about reforming the character of the prisoner.

You'd think. Although apparently in 2009 whilst doing a work project he threatened the owners of the business with violence so I doubt very much that he has learnt his lesson.

 

[Amin Arrears]

Was it really 45 years ago that song was sung in the Kempton Mr Hat ...

Im not sure, I was a little bit dead 45 years ago!

You're showing your age there Hatter - I did actually hum the same thing to myself this morning when I read about his release.

As above... It's just a well known song... Isn't it?

 

[Flashback Minstrel]

Harry Roberts would have been hanged but the death penalty had been abolished eight months earlier.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ys-Murderer-cleared-release-Parole-Board.html

 

[DMD]

Harry Roberts would have been hanged but the death penalty had been abolished eight months earlier.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ys-Murderer-cleared-release-Parole-Board.html

If his victim had died two days earlier, he'd have been hanged for an earlier ofence where he attacked a man with a bottle and the guy died a year and three days later. I think it's a year and a day after being attacked, that dying from the injuries would be deemed murder.

 

[ARTIM]

So you think that was a good idea for a song Hat?

 

[originallambrettaman]

So you think that was a good idea for a song Hat?

He didn't actually come up with it.

 

[Chilton's Hundreds]

We all know the Police view some fans as scum and have done for decades.

I wonder why ?

 

[balkan tiger]

So you think that was a good idea for a song Hat?

Seemed to be popular at the time. 1960/70s

 

[balkan tiger]

We all know the Police view some fans as scum and have done for decades.

I wonder why ?

The feeling was mutual at the time.

 

[Amin Arrears]

So you think that was a good idea for a song Hat?

Yes.

Although I think it would have been better made to the tune of our old Johnny Eyre song.

 

[Dr.Stanley O'Google, HCFC]

Now I don't condone violence, but.....

If it had been SYP..........