One in six sex offenders serves a shockinly short time. Less then 12 months that is!
Sixty percent of all sex offenders serve under three years of time in Jail.
Even though last year alone, there were 500 sex offenders send to jail.
Hopefull this informations will put pressure on Justice Secretary Ken Clarke to give violent criminals only half the time they would have to serve, if they plea guilty early.
Anger from the public already forced David Cameron to get rid of the '50 %' discount rule on rapist, but not yet on other criminals.
Yet more then half of all the convicts charged with violents offences go free after less then a year.
It is clear, England wants tougher rules against crime, as promised by there goverment.
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I do not think that by putting people in jail, mental diseases and anger issues will be solved. I think they can get worse after a while. I do agree on thougher punishments, but I do not agree with the method. I also found it shocking that so many get out after just a year.
Since I am sure most victims would need more time then a year to mend the psychical impact of the assault.
Besides, the idea of giving criminals a 50 % charge on the time they have to serve if they plea guilty early is a bit ridiculious. You shouldn't have to bribe them. They should confess and if they don't then they should be send to court.
I agree on harsher punishment and with lack of better ways to punish them, serving time might be the only way to go in this case.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/2011/06/20/soft-justice-britain-exposed-as-one-in-six-sex-offenders-released-in-less-than-a-year-115875-23213178/
maandag 20 juni 2011
If you're gay you can be a bishop! But only if you're celibate.
It has emerged that celibate gay men in civil partnerships could become Church of England bishops.
In advice of the equality act, it came into full force that gay celibate men in civil partnerships can become the bishop of england!
It provides a hands up to those gay bishops who are open about it.
This legalisation means that employers cannot discriminate against sexuality anymore.
However the Church can still take you off the list for next Bishop if they find out that you are not celibate.
Exclusion based on your sexual activity by the Church can now be required if you're openly gay.
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How good it is that gay men can be bishop now! Yet on the one hand, U don't understand how gay men could want to be a part of something that seemingly does not like them at all ( even though the bible says nothing about hating homosexuality instead it is about loving your neighbour).
I do think it is a great step forward and I hope another step will soon be taken too.
That gay men that do have sex can also become Archbishop if they want to.
Sex should not make a difference in the fact that someone would be able to make a good Archbishop or not.
They're not going to do it in front of everybody in a church, so I do not see the problem.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/253850/Celibate-gays-can-be-bishops
In advice of the equality act, it came into full force that gay celibate men in civil partnerships can become the bishop of england!
It provides a hands up to those gay bishops who are open about it.
This legalisation means that employers cannot discriminate against sexuality anymore.
However the Church can still take you off the list for next Bishop if they find out that you are not celibate.
Exclusion based on your sexual activity by the Church can now be required if you're openly gay.
Reaction:
How good it is that gay men can be bishop now! Yet on the one hand, U don't understand how gay men could want to be a part of something that seemingly does not like them at all ( even though the bible says nothing about hating homosexuality instead it is about loving your neighbour).
I do think it is a great step forward and I hope another step will soon be taken too.
That gay men that do have sex can also become Archbishop if they want to.
Sex should not make a difference in the fact that someone would be able to make a good Archbishop or not.
They're not going to do it in front of everybody in a church, so I do not see the problem.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/253850/Celibate-gays-can-be-bishops
18 million people cannot afford a summer holiday.
18 million Britons are struggeling so much with money, that they cannot afford to go on a summer holiday this year.
Nearly four in ten families has had so much trouble with the recession, that they can no longer afford to go on vacation.
The British resorts will also be hit hard because of the recession. Of those questioned, 39 percent said they will stay at home this summer.
Of those who are not going away at all and staying home, 90 percent answered that they would have gone on vacation in Britain.
The people that are able to pay for a vacation, answered that they would not use credit cards, but save up for it instead.
A combination of high influation, and no to low wage rising is also the reason so many people are dealing with money troubles.
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Well that is not really nice. So much inflation and so little wage rise could cause a lot of problems on the long run. I wonder why a lot of Britons didn't think of this before, since the number have only risen slightly.
Four years ago 31 percent was not able to go on vacation, now it is 36 percent.
My opinion about this is that if you cannot pay for something, that is not a life neccesity, then you don't need to have it no matter what.
If they truly want to go on vacation, they could save up several years and go once in a while.
You cannot spend money that you don't have, so these people need to stop complaining.
How bad not going away might seem, at least they have free time to relax after a year of hard work and that should also be worth something.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/253851
Nearly four in ten families has had so much trouble with the recession, that they can no longer afford to go on vacation.
The British resorts will also be hit hard because of the recession. Of those questioned, 39 percent said they will stay at home this summer.
Of those who are not going away at all and staying home, 90 percent answered that they would have gone on vacation in Britain.
The people that are able to pay for a vacation, answered that they would not use credit cards, but save up for it instead.
A combination of high influation, and no to low wage rising is also the reason so many people are dealing with money troubles.
Reaction:
Well that is not really nice. So much inflation and so little wage rise could cause a lot of problems on the long run. I wonder why a lot of Britons didn't think of this before, since the number have only risen slightly.
Four years ago 31 percent was not able to go on vacation, now it is 36 percent.
My opinion about this is that if you cannot pay for something, that is not a life neccesity, then you don't need to have it no matter what.
If they truly want to go on vacation, they could save up several years and go once in a while.
You cannot spend money that you don't have, so these people need to stop complaining.
How bad not going away might seem, at least they have free time to relax after a year of hard work and that should also be worth something.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/253851
Skyrocketed prices of hay and straw!
There is not a lot hay and straw left, since last winter.
It was cold and most animals were kept inside and eat alot.
However, there are more troubles for Horse owners, livestock farmers and even zoos to be found!
The price of hay and straw has skyrocketed!
This year in early spring it did not rain enough for the hay meadows to grow lush, which resulted in less to no hay.
And already hay bales that would be normally sould for five pounds, can now be sold for 6 or even ten pounds.
The straw crops are coping with the same problem of the drought, which will eventually also result in a shortage of it.
Another reason there is not enough straw is because Farmers put it back in the ground.
This way the ground stays fertile without using fertiliser, Which has also skyrocket in price.
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It still is a bit weird that a little change in the weather has this much effect. No rain in spring and BOOM, the prices of several products just go up.
I think it is sad for the farmers that there is no hay and straw, but it is even more sad for the animals of which this is there food. That is not nice to put animals on a diet!
But honestly, I still think there should be a way to balance out how such a small thing could have such a big influence on something that, I didn't even know about.
But I don't know what that is yet.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/8585140/Price-of-hay-and-straw-to-rocket.html
It was cold and most animals were kept inside and eat alot.
However, there are more troubles for Horse owners, livestock farmers and even zoos to be found!
The price of hay and straw has skyrocketed!
This year in early spring it did not rain enough for the hay meadows to grow lush, which resulted in less to no hay.
And already hay bales that would be normally sould for five pounds, can now be sold for 6 or even ten pounds.
The straw crops are coping with the same problem of the drought, which will eventually also result in a shortage of it.
Another reason there is not enough straw is because Farmers put it back in the ground.
This way the ground stays fertile without using fertiliser, Which has also skyrocket in price.
Reaction:
It still is a bit weird that a little change in the weather has this much effect. No rain in spring and BOOM, the prices of several products just go up.
I think it is sad for the farmers that there is no hay and straw, but it is even more sad for the animals of which this is there food. That is not nice to put animals on a diet!
But honestly, I still think there should be a way to balance out how such a small thing could have such a big influence on something that, I didn't even know about.
But I don't know what that is yet.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/8585140/Price-of-hay-and-straw-to-rocket.html
Over 100's of free schools to open in Britain.
More then hundreds of new 'free' schools have to open in Britain next year to boost the Coalition's big Society programme.
Around 281 applications have been made in the last three months in order to establish a lot of 'free' schools.
These schools are goverment funded, but are run indepened from city councils.
In most cases, these applicants are attempting to get a place in a 'free' school because there parents cannot afford a private education, or there is no place in the local schools or to adress 'historic academic failure'.
At a conference today in London, Mr Gove will point to the extremely promising reactions to the free schools.
He will also point out that the reform is working quit well and will use the number of new aplications to prove this fact.
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First of all, I think education is very, very important. But, I could get little to no information about how this school is going to be run. What I got from this article is that it will run on goverment money, but without the control of the local city council. The most forces behind these free schools will be then; parents, charities and volunteers.
How nice and probably better then I imagine it right now, this idea might be, I am not sure if it will work.
If they go one with these plants, I atleast hope they have some sort of external council that will keep an eye on things.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/8585774/100-free-schools-to-open-in-Britain-next-year.html
Around 281 applications have been made in the last three months in order to establish a lot of 'free' schools.
These schools are goverment funded, but are run indepened from city councils.
In most cases, these applicants are attempting to get a place in a 'free' school because there parents cannot afford a private education, or there is no place in the local schools or to adress 'historic academic failure'.
At a conference today in London, Mr Gove will point to the extremely promising reactions to the free schools.
He will also point out that the reform is working quit well and will use the number of new aplications to prove this fact.
Reaction:
First of all, I think education is very, very important. But, I could get little to no information about how this school is going to be run. What I got from this article is that it will run on goverment money, but without the control of the local city council. The most forces behind these free schools will be then; parents, charities and volunteers.
How nice and probably better then I imagine it right now, this idea might be, I am not sure if it will work.
If they go one with these plants, I atleast hope they have some sort of external council that will keep an eye on things.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/8585774/100-free-schools-to-open-in-Britain-next-year.html
Six year old boy killed by hit and run driver.
Owen, a six year old boy has been killed in a hit and run accident.
The driver, who apperantly 'mowed' aover the young boys body and killed him, has been hunted down in a police search.
His dad hold him in his arms while crying that Owen shouldn't leave this world, and that Owen is is his little soldier.
The boy was hit when he and a friend crossed the road.
Owen died on fathers day.
Reaction;
I do not really agree with killing someone and then running away, not to say I agree with killing in the first place.
But running over a boy and then to drive on seems really cruel. I will never understand why anybody would do such a thing. Besides that, I do think that this article does not focus enough on the boys own responsibility.
Sure, he was only six, but if you're old enough to play on your own out of the sight of your parents, you should be responsible enough to look both ways before crossing. If he was not responsible enough to do this then his parents should have watched him better.
Not everything should be blamed on the driver, how cruel his behaviour has been. Everybody also carries there own responsibility.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3647208/Owen-6-killed-by-hit-run-driver.html
The driver, who apperantly 'mowed' aover the young boys body and killed him, has been hunted down in a police search.
His dad hold him in his arms while crying that Owen shouldn't leave this world, and that Owen is is his little soldier.
The boy was hit when he and a friend crossed the road.
Owen died on fathers day.
Reaction;
I do not really agree with killing someone and then running away, not to say I agree with killing in the first place.
But running over a boy and then to drive on seems really cruel. I will never understand why anybody would do such a thing. Besides that, I do think that this article does not focus enough on the boys own responsibility.
Sure, he was only six, but if you're old enough to play on your own out of the sight of your parents, you should be responsible enough to look both ways before crossing. If he was not responsible enough to do this then his parents should have watched him better.
Not everything should be blamed on the driver, how cruel his behaviour has been. Everybody also carries there own responsibility.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3647208/Owen-6-killed-by-hit-run-driver.html
zondag 15 mei 2011
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