"Cold turkey" inmates get 750,000 pounds?

Question

On a scale of 1-10 how angry does this story make you??
For me it has to be a 10!!
Don't do smack and don't end up in prison, if you do, it is your own fault and you deserve all you get!!

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/14112006/325/cold-turkey-inmates-750-000-pounds.html

Answer 1

Give them an overdose.

Answer 2

10

Answer 3

If a burglar arrived in jail with a broken leg and didn't receive any treatment or pain killers would you all consider it humane?

Any compensation paid to these individuals should be taken away and given to the victims of the crimes they were charged with.

But that doesn't excuse a person with an illness (self inflicted or not) being refused medical treatment. They will all receive £3,750 each. I just hope that at least some of then learn a lesson, but sadly I suspect not.

By the way, a significant percentage of the people who end up in jail as a result of drug related crime, were brought up in extreme poverty, have very little education and abusive backgrounds, before you go down the 'Daily Mail' response to this it may be worth remembering that they are often as much a victim themselves.

So this story makes me very angry, a 10, but not, I suspect for the same reasons as you.

Answer 4

true what you say,they get detox in there,but if there smoking the real stuff whats been smuggled in they will fail a random drugs test, and not be offered medication, just smack heads trying it on mind you they are experts at the law, some are really clever with there brains. mines a ten. you will have joy riders trying to sue the police next for making them break the spead limit while being chased,

Answer 5

On a scale of 1 to 10? Couldn't it be 100? I'm that bloody furious. These fools should be locked inpadded cells and made to suffer. Just like the people they've robbed n mugged or even killed have suffered!!

Answer 6

On my scale 100. I suffer crippling pains on a daily basis through ill health what do I get sweet fa!! But become a fu ck in sm ac k head does a crime goes in to prison and get paid for going cold turkey who's faults that ours, don't think so!! This is our future what is this saying to our kids go on drugs and get paid!!!

Answer 7

well £800,000 to be shared between all of them, so it's about £3,500 each. Cold Turkey is a way to kick a habit, so what's their problem, A sex addict isn't allowed a Woman. What next Children to feed a Pedophiles addiction?. Hum 10 like you by the way.

Answer 8

I agree with Juju. A person is sentenced to x amount of months/years in prison for their crime, THAT is their punishment. Their right to medical care is not supposed to be compromised. Cold turkey is a very dangerous way to withdraw from drugs, medical attention is required in this process. In the case of alcohol, cold turkey withdrawl can kill you.

If we suggest that prisoners don't deserve certain medical care for self-inflicting illnesses, then we'd be going down a dangerous path. Injuries following punch ups? Lung cancer? To name a few.

Answer 9

This is appalling! I thought the Govt would make a stand. Yet another misguided attempt by our nannies to keep EVERYONE happy. Okay, I'm off to murder my noisy neighbour now...I have my rights don't I?

Answer 10

10...A "Well Done" has to go to the government for bringing in the human rights act in 1997 for it to come and bite them on the ****...what's next? Peodo's suing because they're not allowed to be teachers?

Answer 11

Barking mad - but don't we live in a welfare state gone mad wher if you are fairly normal, law abiding then you get diddly squat whilst all the way outs get hand outs galore!!!!
Too many pink fluffy slippers in the Government!