When you consider the list of crap on which the State fritters away our money, the parsimony on this matter is truly inexcusable and beyond the comprehension of any reasonable person.
One would assume that in an advanced Western country miscarriages of justice, while occasionally inevitable, will be few and far between. Quite apart from the issue of principle involved the cost of proper compensation is a nothing.
It should be £1,000 compensation per day of wrongful imprisonment, uncapped. The money involved is not just about compensation, which is objectively not really possible, but about profound apology. So for 17 years spent wrongly in prison we should gladly hand over just north of £6million to a victim such as Mr Malkinson. It’s the least we can do.
When you consider the list of crap on which the State fritters away our money, the parsimony on this matter is truly inexcusable and beyond the comprehension of any reasonable person.
One would assume that in an advanced Western country miscarriages of justice, while occasionally inevitable, will be few and far between. Quite apart from the issue of principle involved the cost of proper compensation is a nothing.
It should be £1,000 compensation per day of wrongful imprisonment, uncapped. The money involved is not just about compensation, which is objectively not really possible, but about profound apology. So for 17 years spent wrongly in prison we should gladly hand over just north of £6million to a victim such as Mr Malkinson. It’s the least we can do.
Horrendous