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Parole of rapist

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Esspee Fri 05-Jan-18 08:39:36

As castration is unfortunately not allowed could the police not simply charge him for some of the other rapes which only came to light after he was convicted. Perhaps 5 charges then when he is due for parole again bring another batch of charges. In that way the public could be protected indefinitely.
How could the parole board allow this monster to be freed after what he has done?

Jalima1108 Sun 07-Jan-18 14:41:48

The other thing is, though, that unfortunately he was not tried and found guilty for the other 'alleged' rapes trisher.

And often someone who has been found guilty of multiple offences receives concurrent sentences, not consecutive sentences.

Jalima1108 Sun 07-Jan-18 14:38:33

But what sort of a message does this send to other men who may be of the same inclination? If the average sentence for rape is around 5 years and someone who has committed many serves only 10 years, doesn't that send out the message that you might as well do as many as you can, you're not going to serve that much longer.
The sentencing is far too lenient altogether for so many of these cases trisher - imo.

lemongrove Sun 07-Jan-18 14:24:25

The parole board is being talked about because they are the one that allowed his new parole freedom.

lemongrove Sun 07-Jan-18 14:22:47

Of course it isn’t true, and what a bloody cheek to even say that about GN members!

Jalima1108 Sun 07-Jan-18 14:17:45

plenty of women
a reliable number
who have no sympathy at all with women who are raped: sexually assaulted and sexually harassed

I don't think that that is true, sorry.

Jalima1108 Sun 07-Jan-18 14:16:02

You probably missed the posts criticising Toby Young and his behaviour because I think it is a meandering on a political thread not one specifically about sexual behaviour and you must have realised that most posters will avoid the political threads now for obvious reasons.

In the meantime, your assertion about 'plenty of women on GN' should perhaps be taken with a huge pinch of salt.

vampirequeen Sun 07-Jan-18 10:04:27

I guess we're discussing the rapist case because that's what the thread is about. If you want to discuss Boris et al then start another thread.

maryeliza54 Sun 07-Jan-18 08:44:14

There have been threads on all these issues and there are always a reliable number of posters who are very negative towards women in such cases and very unsupportive. There are posters who think women bring it on themselves, should change their behaviour, lie, wear the wrong clothes etc etc . The Harvey Weinstein case, Damien Green, The Defence Secretary whose name I have forgotten, If most posters on GN are so supportive of wome, why is the discussion on this thread focussed almost solely on the Parole Board and the sentence and not on the wider context in which this whole situation developed including police attitudes and the wider society. I’ve clearly missed all the many many posts criticising Toby Young and the support he is getting from Boris and Michael whilst the best that Theresa can manage is that his tweets are ‘distasteful’. WTAF?

Chewbacca Sun 07-Jan-18 00:04:09

Yes, I'd like to know who the "plenty of women" are too. Seems a rather vague assertion to make for such a serious allegation.

vampirequeen Sat 06-Jan-18 23:55:46

Who are these 'plenty of woman'?

Maggiemaybe Sat 06-Jan-18 23:42:25

There are plenty of women on GN who have no sympathy at all with women who are raped
What evidence do you have of that, maryeliza54?

Jalima1108 Sat 06-Jan-18 22:44:50

sorry, should have added ?

Jalima1108 Sat 06-Jan-18 22:44:36

Really maryeliza
I cannot believe that.

maryeliza54 Sat 06-Jan-18 22:42:44

There are plenty of women on GN who have no sympathy at all with women who are raped: sexually assaulted and sexually harassed

maryeliza54 Sat 06-Jan-18 22:41:10

NH is Chsir of the Parole Board which has over 200 members, 3 of whom made up the panel that decided on Worboys release. This group of 3 was chaired by a woman

Morgana Sat 06-Jan-18 18:53:39

Sometimes it seems that we have lost all common sense in this country. How on earth can it be safe to release such a monster? I wonder if he has been declared impotent and that has swayed the judgement of the parole board? Not realising that rape isn't just about sexual gratification but about asserting ones power over others.

trisher Sat 06-Jan-18 12:19:34

The Parole board was chaired by a man Nick Hardwick who has apologised that victims were not informed of the decision.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42574651

Anniebach Sat 06-Jan-18 12:12:59

And also, the police let the women down, not all police officers are male.

Anniebach Sat 06-Jan-18 12:11:13

It would be wrong to have an all woman parole board as it is to have an all male parole board. And I do not believe all men are incapable of understanding the effects of rape on a woman.

eazybee Sat 06-Jan-18 12:06:08

I believe the Parole Review Body was led by a highly experienced woman, no more details than that.

Jalima1108 Sat 06-Jan-18 11:44:16

I don't know the answer but hope there was a balance and that any right-minded man would be equally horrified at his crimes, which were not carried out on the spur of the moment but carefully planned.
He is a danger to all women and should not have been released on parole.

trisher Sat 06-Jan-18 11:12:16

I was wondering, and I know GN is a mine of information, does anyone know how many women sat on his Parole Board? Is there a case for having all women boards for offenders who committed crimes only against women? Maybe men don't have good judgement on this.

Anniebach Sat 06-Jan-18 10:07:04

What can be done about sexual harrisment? prosecute every knee toucher ? Is it acceptable this happens , no, but what is the answer?

There are some now wanting operas such as Carmen and Rigoletto to have the endings changed , this hysteria will not help women

PamelaJ1 Sat 06-Jan-18 09:59:17

I heard this morning that the police are looking at the other victims with a view, I presume, to start new proceedings.

maryeliza54 Sat 06-Jan-18 07:52:38

Of course he would because we live in a society that values money over people, especially women. Giving longer sentences to rapists won’t stop rape or women being subject to daily sexual harassment and objectification will it?