The case of Gary McKinnon, the British Hacker facing extradition to the USA still rumbles on. I confess to a degree of scepticism when I first read about the case. McKinnon was subsequently diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, a form of autism 3 years after the alleged crime and I cynically wondered whether this label had [...]
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Someone’s Son
Posted in Criminal Justice, tagged autism, government, Health on April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Let justice prevail
Posted in Criminal Justice on March 6, 2010 | 21 Comments »
The press’ irresponsible publication of the news that Jon Venables has been recalled to jail this week has shocked me to the core. The Daily Mail sunk the lowest, publishing comments by Jamie Bulger’s mother, seemingly in an attempt to incite the public to vigilantism. Whilst I have the deepest sympathy for Denise Fergus and [...]
