That Gadgee who's been wrongly banged up for 17 years...

Infidel · **Joined:** Sun Mar 29, 2020 10:20 am **Posts:** 566

So on a brief reading of this story it seems that accurate DNA evidence has seen him proved innocent, yet if (and it is an if) he gets any compensation then he may well lose a big chunk of it down to a 'board and lodging' fee!! This is a calculation made to see how much money he's saved in rent and TV licenses etc because he's been in prison. I mean WTF.

This is wrong on so many counts that I don't know where to start - but as a start, how about billing all of the many rightly convicted criminals board and lodge?

At present, found guilty/do porridge/come out/no charge.
At present, found guilty but proved wrongly convicted/falsely do porridge/come out/charge.

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 6680

No matter which way you look at it, Can,t be justified and probably illegal.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36399

It’s outrageous. You have to wonder what utter feckwit thought it up.
Out of interest, ‘board and lodging’ was forced upon in him, he never requested it.

Critical Thinking · **Joined:** Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:50 am **Posts:** 2309

The DNA evidence to prove him innocent was available in 2005 and both the Police & the CCRB didn't want to look at it!

In general the justice system, be it the Police, CPS etc don't want to admit they have made a mistake.

I just wonder how many people are serving time for a crime they did not commit?

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36399

Critical Thinking wrote:

I just wonder how many people are serving time for a crime they did not commit?

Well, I’ve been married for……….. bbolt

ToTheHartlepool2-0 · **Joined:** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:08 pm **Posts:** 1333

Now now Snowy that was pre-meditated.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36399

No, it was the line up in the Clansman. :laugh:

Kettering Poolie · **Posted:** Sun Jul 30, 2023 12:47 am

The A-Team served time for crimes they didn't commit! bbolt

They must have had access to welding lessons whilst doing time as they were shit hot at it!
:dance:

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36399

Kettering Poolie wrote:

The A-Team served time for crimes they didn't commit! bbolt

They must have had access to welding lessons whilst doing time as they were shit hot at it!
:dance:

Have to laugh at that when my lads used to watch it they used to take the mick out of their obsession with welding and fabrication…..undercover boilermakers being pursued by quality standards inspector.
Also their use of more ammunition than the Battle of Britain but no one ever got as much as a graze on either side. :laugh:

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 18928

Snowy wrote:

Kettering Poolie wrote:

The A-Team served time for crimes they didn't commit! bbolt

They must have had access to welding lessons whilst doing time as they were shit hot at it!
:dance:

Have to laugh at that when my lads used to watch it they used to take the mick out of their obsession with welding and fabrication…..undercover boilermakers being pursued by quality standards inspector.
Also their use of more ammunition than the Battle of Britain but no one ever got as much as a graze on either side. :laugh:

it was a televised version of what we saw in lads comics back in the day.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 18928

Critical Thinking wrote:

The DNA evidence to prove him innocent was available in 2005 and both the Police & the CCRB didn't want to look at it!

In general the justice system, be it the Police, CPS etc don't want to admit they have made a mistake.

I just wonder how many people are serving time for a crime they did not commit?

only a very small number in the proportions to those who get away with it. fact is if the majority who do get caught for most offences would not have been caught if they had stopped doing them earlier. does not make this right though in any way and its increasingly like april 1st when you now read news items.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Sun Jul 30, 2023 1:41 pm

Is the cost determined by the location in the uk?
If his "accommodation" is a London prison then the board and lodging would be about twice the cost of a prison elsewhere.
Was the food 5* or greasy spoon?

This is complicated.

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