Saturday 21 June 2014

“It’s An Outrage, Do Something!” … “No, Not That!”

It’s the usual whinge from the usual suspects:
New laws coming into force which criminalise forced marriage could deter victims from coming forward because they do not want to see parents and family members jailed, campaigners have warned.
The same ‘parents and family members’ who are perpetrating this awful affront to their rights, would that be?

Well, tough!
Shereen Williams of the Henna Foundation, which has helped hundreds of victims of forced marriage over the last 15 years, said: “David Cameron was hell bent on making this a criminal offence but we’re not sure how it will help.
“Victims will be very reluctant to take action that could lead to the imprisonment of their parents or other family members.”
They’ve a choice to make – their potential happiness & freedom vs dear ol’ mum & dad who are…errr, threatening it.

The law can’t hold their hands while they decide.
“We are also concerned that no guidance has been issued to police or the Crown Prosecution Service on how to implement the new law, meaning things will continue as they are.”
Hmmm. That sounds familiar.
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous21 June 2014 at 16:53

    “We are also concerned that no guidance has been issued to police or the Crown Prosecution Service on how to implement the new law, meaning things will continue as they are.”

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    This lack of guidance never seems to stop the police when they want to "clarify the law" when people are routinely doing something which no one is sure is illegal. They just grab some poor bastard who is just doing what everyone else is doing and drag them into court to see if they can score a conviction.


    (You could try starting to implement a new law by arresting people who are clearly breaking it.)

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  2. Lynne at Counting Cats21 June 2014 at 22:22

    The road to confusion and dissatisfaction is paved with do-gooder intentions and hastily drafted, poorly thought out parliamentary acts to appease popular demand.

    And still they complain?

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  3. Anonymous22 June 2014 at 22:46

    Take a look a their Charities Commission web results.(Number 1119830).

    Then imagine it was connected to UKIP.

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  4. JuliaM29 June 2014 at 06:20

    "This lack of guidance never seems to stop the police when they want to "clarify the law" when people are routinely doing something which no one is sure is illegal. "

    Good point.

    "Take a look a their Charities Commission web results.(Number 1119830).

    Then imagine it was connected to UKIP."

    :/

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