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February 03, 2007
Dispatch from Not-So-Great Britain
Did you hear about the two killers who escaped from prison in England? If you lived there, you might have heard about them, boy you'd never have seen them, if the police had their way.
Seems the police chief didn't want to release the mugshots of the fleeing murderers, because to do so might violate their human rights.
A Chief constable was accused of 'madness' last night after refusing to release pictures of two escaped murderers amid fears it might breach their human rights.
Derbyshire's top policeman David Coleman claimed the killers posed 'no risk' to locals, while the force said it had to consider the Human Rights Act and data protection laws when asked to publish 'wanted' photographs of the two men.
Mr Coleman's attitude towards murderers Jason Croft and Michael Nixon contrasts sharply with his ruthless crackdown on speeding drivers in recent years - including a 62-year-old who was jailed after being caught doing 38mph in a 30mph zone.
The more you read, the worse it gets.
Madness. Sheer, bloody, politically-correct madness.
Posted by Mike Lief at February 3, 2007 10:19 PM
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