Killers and stalkers should live in restricted zones, say victims

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8gr62ym4ko

by Tartan_Samurai

5 comments

  1. Four and a half years for holding her at gunpoint? I feel like the people running this country are intentionally trying to make everyone angry lately. I’ve worked hard my whole life, paid tax, never claimed a penny in benefits. I get more and more tempted by the day to move elsewhere. They’ve even made that hard though!

  2. There is a reason why victims should not a say in decisions like this.

    Seriously, just because you have been victim of a crime doesn’t mean that you get to special privilege.

  3. Ms Bragg is saying that the perpetrator should (rightly) have restrictions on their movement, but that’s exactly what her abuser had as part of his licence conditions, he couldn’t go within 4 counties of her address, which I’d deem pretty appropriate. The other victim who’s perpetrator moved back to the same area has much more reason to be angry, that’s completely unacceptable as a licence condition and probation/the parole board have some questions to answer there if they think that’s acceptable. 

  4. TLDR: Prisoners released on license (still serving their sentences but living in the community) can currently travel anywhere aside from their victim’s counties.

    Victims claim this is wrong as it can psychologically imprison the victim in their own county for fear they might run into their rapist/kidnapper/failed murderer. They advocate that it should, in fact, be the prisoner that should be restricted from leaving a location instead.

    Which is… fair? They are still prisoners in the end of the day and being on license shouldnt be full freedom. Granted, once their sentence is up, there should be no restriction.

  5. When people are still serving out their sentences, it makes sense to say they can’t leave their own county. Sure. It’s like house arrest, but bigger.

    But for the rest of their lives? That seems a little intense. Especially because while stalking is awful, I’d argue it is, in fact, not as bad as murder.

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