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BAC · 18-07-2009, 12:36 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

"Bigal" wrote in message
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BAC;856663 Wrote:
"Christina Websell" wrote in message

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My own opinion? Ronnie took part in a robbery for his own personal
gain
and someone died because of his greed. He then escaped to South
America
and lived the life of Riley there for years. He came back to take
advantage of the NHS when his health began to fail and has never shown
any
remorse for what he did.
He still has quite a lot of sentence to serve if I remember rightly so
let
him serve it. If it means he dies in prison, so be it.
Myra Hindley was not released when she was dying of cancer, so why
should
Ronnie Biggs be?
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Leaving aside the fact that Biggs's offence was by no means equivalent
to
Hindley's, the main difference is that the parole board recommended
Biggs
release.

Why is it that the government have for many years been pushing towards
lighter sentences for criminals? Is it because all those caught
fiddling their expenses expect to get off scott free? Ronald Biggs
was nothing in comparison.

Could it be that we're running out of space in our prisons?