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Rolf Harris

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NanKate Thu 15-May-14 09:58:25

As the trial continues I notice that every photo I see of Rolf going into court his wife is grinning widely and Rolf appears to be supported physically by his family.

Whatever the truth is I wish his wife didn't look as if they were going to a party. Also Rolf has always been quite sprightly, I wonder if his new demeanour is being put on.

What do you think ?

papaoscar Fri 25-Jul-14 19:18:02

Human rights. I'd give 'em human rights, indeed!

Nonu Fri 25-Jul-14 19:26:50

Oooer, Papa I do love a forceful man !!

tbgrin

Ana Fri 25-Jul-14 19:29:12

hmm...

Nonu Fri 25-Jul-14 19:43:26

On reflection Papa I will re-word that,^ a manly man ^

Like Himself

tbgrin!

Rowantree Fri 25-Jul-14 22:41:42

No indeed, Nonu and papa, even RH and his fellow cons have human rights, however much that sticks in your gall. We aren't yet so uncivilised, as are some countries, to strip them of everything. And that's how it should be. Presumably at some stage in the future many of them will be released into society and therefore need to be rehabilitated. With rights come responsibility - but whether prison teaches that, I'm not at all certain. I just don't think it's right to deny any convict basic human rights, whatever they might have done.

merlotgran Fri 25-Jul-14 23:11:59

I wouldn't waste any time or money training or rehabilitating somebody like RH. He's as old as the hills for a start and if and when he gets out is anybody going to let him within inches of a child or young girl?

Rowantree Fri 25-Jul-14 23:23:18

Well, arguably he won't get out - I suspect he will die in prison.

Of course he wouldn't be allowed any contact with children. He will need to be monitored closely, but in any case he's probably too elderly to offend again.

Elegran Fri 25-Jul-14 23:41:18

Age wouldn't stop him reoffending. The publicity that the case has had should keep any children or young girls away from him, but there are a few celebrity-mad people out there who could be daft or gullible enough to believe that he was not guilty. He could die before he is released, but he looked healthy enough in the photographs to survive a few more years.