Did Frances Lawrence play into the hands of the populist press concerning her husbands' killer's deportation?
The killer, Learco Chindamo was sentenced to life in 1996 for murdering her husband, Philip. It would be 12 years before he would be considered parole...he was 15 at the time. The press at the time seemed 'happy' that this boy, who was in a gang styled on the 'triads' had received his sentence,
Now, he's coming towards the last months of his sentence, the press who breathed in their populist relief at his sentence has decided to pick up on the fact that he's Italian by birth and can be deported - that wasn't mentioned too much in 1996, but also Mrs. Laurence had decided to make happy the suspect media (Mail/Sun/Express etc) by questioning the Human Rights Act in a way which suggests that it's good for some incidents, but not for the death of her husband - indeed. She (and her alone) should have the right to take away the human rights of an offender who has nearly served his sentence, return him to a country he hasn't seen since he was five.
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I think the press are acting childish.
The guy is in prison. He will not be let out unless it is safe and their are laws to protect Mrs. Lawrence's privacy.
If he was British, they would not be talking about deporting him, so his nationality is quite incidental.
It has become too trendy to attack Human Rights.
Can this guy even speak Italian?. Are we going to deport released criminals back to Ireland, Scotland etc. I feel sorry for Mrs Lawrence, but this guy has served his sentence, do we keep hounding him?. NO I am not one of the pc idiots we seem to breed in this country.
I think she did. They seem to be overlooking the fact that for one thing he is a British Citizen - had he not been Italian by birth but British what would we have done with him then? Sent him off to Australia on a convict ship? Secondly, like you say - he has served his sentence and it may not be considered long enough but that is the British Law currently. A life for a life is a much better idea but thats not our law in this country. Not just in this instance but in many many others everyday people use the Human Rights legislation to suit themselves. He may be dangerous to be let but i guess thats the chance we take- and if he's dangerous in Britain he will be dangerous in Italy.
Lets face facts and no popular press opinion. He is up for early release, the parole board haven't decided yet if he is a threat or not. If he is a threat, he won't get early release, if he isn't a threat he will be released. This is not a Human Rights Act case, it was assumed to be so by the popular press and it has spiralled out of control within the media. It is actually a European Directive.
I think Mrs Lawrence is far more intelligent than being manipulated by the press. I heard her on Radio 4 being interviewed, and I really felt for her, one the one hand she stated that her Christian teachings and therefore her brain was talking about forgiveness and on the other she talked about her heart struggling to come to terms with it still!
I don't have an opinion one way or the other regarding Learco being allowed to stay or go, I just wish it was reported better in the media and also discussed more accurately here on YA (by the way, that isn't a dig at this question, more so at some of the other questions I have seen on here in the last 48 hours)
If this nasty little lowlife had been given the rope we wouldn't be wasting time talking about the crock of s*hit.
Of course she both played and exploited the power of the British press and has been very cunning in doing this. Numerous occasions I have watched the national news to see that she is telling the same story and raising the profile of her bereaved husbands killer and repeatedly highlighting deportation. The British press in perspective are a very influential tool in conjuring up and raising profiles of significant events in which the British public deem sinful, callas and what they choose to pity on.
External influences to a matter such as this can influence a decision that is made - in this course his deportation - and I feel that she has played to the most powerful external influence in Britain today - The Press.
Murder with a purpose is one thing however, murder without purpose is callas and unforgiving, but the delinquent has been in the UK since he was five and is legally classed as a British Citizen. All one must think is how you may feel in a position such as the killer, classed as a British Citizen but being deported because he is Italian born.
Might I also add that even though this is my view, my sympathy is with the widow of the bereaved.
Those who live by the sword die by the sword, if there is any justice he will be stabbed to death once he gets released into the community where he came from.I shan't shed any tears for him.
I heard her on Radio 4 and thought thank god someone in a position where they can be heard is saying what the majority of indigenous British people think.
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