Oooh, interesting one.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21195269

 

Barry George, wrongly convicted of the murder of BBC TV presenter Jill Dando, has lost a bid for compensation.

 

Two High Court judges said he failed to meet the test which would entitle him to compensation.

 

 

Seems a tad harsh...

If he failed it what's the test?

Test? You're either the victim of a miscarriage of justice or you're not, surely.

I'd want a serious amount of money for giving 8 years of my life up for something I didn't do.

Failed to meet what fucking test? Failed to not be guilty of murdering Jill Dando? Pish.

 

Might be a good time to point out that if we had the death penalty in this country...you know the rest.

Test??

 

Fuck me, he did it or he didn't. If he didn't then give the poor cunt some sort of compensation for being locked up for 8 years.

He won't need the money, due to being Freddie Mercury's cousin.

Why doesn't he grasp this opportunity of being in the limelight again, he should do another death-defying, Eddie Kidd style jump over a row of London Buses - on his rollerskates. Charge £5 admission.

He won't need the money, due to being Freddie Mercury's cousin.

 

So hes means tested then

Can the C.P.S. prove his guilt beyond all reasonable doubt? No.

 

Free him.

 

Can Barry George's Q.C. prove his innocence beyond all reasonable doubt? No.

 

But no compo.

 

In other words - 'we still reckon he did it...'

 

In cases like this the police often make the telling statement:

 

"We are not looking for any other suspects in relation to the murder of..."

Edited January 25, 201313 yr by Youri McAnespie

His problem is he isn't very important.If he was a Lord he'd get a 185k payout for the BBC wrongly calling him a paedo.

He admitted doing it though didn't he?

He was also a bit simple and was pressured into a confession.

That goal he scored in the 1971 cup final was a cracker though.

He was also a bit simple and was pressured into a confession.

 

See if this is true, then all more reason for compo

His problem is he isn't very important.If he was a Lord he'd get a 185k payout for the BBC wrongly calling him a paedo.

 

It does make it all a bit back to front when you put it like that.

 

I thought I'd not seen him throwing darts on tele for a few years. Well I hope he makes a great come back and beats that Taylor chap.

His problem is he isn't very important.If he was a Lord he'd get a 185k payout for the BBC wrongly calling him a paedo.

 

What price do you put on being 'outed' as a nonce, when even the victim immediately said "That's not him!" and later apologised in person? I believe the peer in question donated the damages to Children in Need. This wasn't a case of no smoke without fire, or unproven allegations - it was genuine mistaken identity. Incidentally, he's the individual who was preparing a case against each and every Twitter twit who forwarded Sally Bercow's Tweet - £5 each I think was the damages sought. I think it was ITV as well, not BBC.

 

In the case of Barry George, the case was flawed, so the verdict was thrown out, yet there's no clear evidence that exonerates him. Hence no compensation.

 

He has won libel damages in the past from Murdoch and The Mirror Group, substantial ones, if reports are to be believed. So he's not short of a bob or two. Google his police record - he's still relatively young, I'd wager we haven't heard the last of him. Although some people will probably think he's been fit up 'again'.

 

Another High Court hearing for wrongful imprisonment compensation, that of the brazenly named Ian Lawless, was judged in his favour. He did eight years, he'll get anything from £100k to the upper limit of £500k.

Edited January 25, 201313 yr by Youri McAnespie

considering he was a major pop star with Culture Club,you'd think someone would have recognised him loitering in the street prior to the murder.

Jill's last words may have been............ ''Do you really want to hurt me''

my understanding there is, this test, the judge has said you're not having any cash because to be honest, we did all actually think you were guilty first time around, and just because it turns out you weren't, doesn't mean it was wrong to send you down

 

harsh

He was also a bit simple and was pressured into a confession.

 

Then whoever pressured him should be paying out, not the people who convicted him.

There were 5 test cases for new rules on comp. One of them was someone who confessed to a crime but has now been released because 'he had a pathological need for attention' and he's actually going to be compensated.

 

Apparently it's the tax payers fault when some mental admits to a crime, has a few years bed and breakfast at our expense and then realises it was all a bit of a mistake.

 

The not proven guilty, not proven innocent position feels very uncomfortable given the legal presumption of innocence, but I really can't see any case for compensating someone who freely made a confession.

What about that stefan klitcow fella. He was a proper simpleton.

What about that stefan klitcow fella. He was a proper simpleton.

 

That was a very sad story and a shameful one too

aye,totally disgusting and very sad indeed

Well at least he got to do what he loved, lying on his back just like he did after scoring the winner in the 1971 FA Cup Final. 23hrs a day of it