[the truth]

Originally Posted by Omah

Keep it simple - No .....

keep it simple, yes

[Omah]

Originally Posted by the truth

keep it simple, yes

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

[Mystic Mock]

No as that means you're basically giving them the same human rights as everybody else, if they want to vote then they shouldn't do the crime.

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Jordan.

Yes we need Maloney in the final

but

I vote no, they should not retain the right to vote, it is a privilege and having committed a crime they don't deserve privileges or respect.

Having said that I accept that people are in prison for all sorts of reasons, I would maybe feel differently depending on the set of circumstances, for example in the case of Farmer Tony Martin who was imprisoned for defending his home from burglars. So a blanket ban could be argued against with validity and maybe such circumstances should be taken into account.
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It's not a clear cut black or white issue for me, but on the whole I feel it is a no.

[joeysteele]

Also we have had miscarriages of justice too where people have spent years in prison but then were later cleared of the crimes, by the same token, they should never have had those privileges taken away from the anyway.

I think if the MPs when they vote are given the choice of giving the vote to people serving up to 6 months or up to 4 years or not at all. I think they should vote for not at all as I feel any votes given should be determined by the crimes they are in there not the length of time.

They will eventually have to give some prisoners votes back,It has been decided the UKs stance on this is against the Human rights of people and so some compromise even on the smallest scale will have to be done sometime in the near future.