hows this to make you sick then

[Binky the Bomb]

Read all this off the BBC website, noting a few things that we all should look forward too.

1). He now has assets in that he can be sued for (victims).
2). The legal fee's of the trials he faced (Estimated about £50,000 each)
3). He will have to pay for his own protection services (The rich, even those who are criminals, cannot claim police protection unless there are victimised.)
4). Because of his status as a criminal (rapist) he cannot leave the country, he can't own a house, he can't apply for a passport, nor should he be able to travel outside of a 20 mile area. And even then, he's got people watching him.
5). Assets may be seized to pay for his incarceration costs (appox £1 mill).
6). He wont be elligable for a drivers licence, or insurance for that matter. So he can't buy a car.

He wont be able to do jack shit! This money is now a curse, than a blessing.
I hope he chokes on it! <insert evil cackle>

 

[fionnel]

He was 20, he is 50, 15-30 years in prison are a long time. Can't compare then and now imo.

 

[Vesania]

Is he a thoroughly nasty piece of work? Yes. Is it "justice" that he has won this money? No. Most right thinking people would prefer that only nice people won money or had anything good happen to them.

But.

He broke no law by buying a lottery ticket. He is entitled to the winnings. As previous posters point out, he may find himself sued/billed for a big chunk of it, but that's a seperate issue. A lot of people think that convicts guilty of crimes like his should not be allowed day release, but that's a seperate issue.

If the government wants to stop convicted criminals from winning money, then they need to pass a law that bans them from buying the ticket - even if they only make criminals ineligible or unable to take part in the lottery when on day release. However, if the government does THAT, then who else might they legislate against? Who judges who is nice enough to be allowed to win money?

To be honest, all this case proves is that luck does not discriminate between bastards and nice people.