Where will this crap end?

[Pudsey Bear]

Double killer wins compensation for solitary confinement

Fuad Awale suffered "severe depression" when he was denied contact with other inmates, judges hear.

www.bbc.com

 

[Big Alan]

Unbelievable

 

[Sonar]

And it will not be just a small amount either.
Payed without doubt by the taxpayers.

 

[RoaminRog]

So is the Court saying that solitary confinement is illegal now? He was placed in there for his own safety!

 

[HurricaneSmith]

The penultimate paragraph says "The court ruled that Awale would be entitled to non-pecuniary damages at an amount to be determined later".

That's contradictory reporting because "non-pecuniary" means that damages will not be paid in money.

 

[GeoffL]

"non-pecuniary" means that damages will not be paid in money.

It actually means that the harm cannot be readily quantified in financial terms. As compensation is typically an amount of money, it seems reasonable for a court to take its time to determine that amount. Perhaps not so reasonable is that damages are to be awarded when the isolation was caused partly by the plaintiff's actions and partly for his own safety. (just sayin' ...)

 

[Wully]

These things are usually initiated by money grabbing ambulances chasing no blame no claim lawyers who find holes in everything to get compensation for scum at a percentage of the claim amount and a big pay day every now and then encourages this.

 

[Peisinoe]

Mr Robinson will be putting a claim in for his solitary confinement. I'm sure it could be arranged for a holiday to southern Cuba.

 

[nabsim]

Pity about capital punishment in cases like this

 

[marchie]

Pity about capital punishment in cases like this

Missouri executed Marcellus Williams last night, despite there being no DNA evidence on the murder weapon, and despite the Attoney's Office advocating a cancellation of sentence. And South Carolina executed Freddie Owens the previous day, again, with no DNA evidence, and the co-accused confessing that he lied to save his own skin ...

'Send your posthumous pardon c/o Box Number ...'

Steve

 

[2cv]

Missouri executed Marcellus Williams last night, despite there being no DNA evidence on the murder weapon, and despite the Attoney's Office advocating a cancellation of sentence. And South Carolina executed Freddie Owens the previous day, again, with no DNA evidence, and the co-accused confessing that he lied to save his own skin ...

'Send your posthumous pardon c/o Box Number ...'

Steve

It’s been going on for a long time;

 

[trevskoda]

Hanged a ex ww2 soldure here for raping a young girl, to the end he said not me, turned out years later it was the man in the big house she worked for.