Is prosecuting historic sex cases a waste of public funds?

[Alfred R Jones]

For the purposes of clarity, please let it be known that I did not start this thread, it was started by Admin.  I am not suggesting that prosecuting historic sex abuse cases are a waste of police funds, nor that the McCann case be wound up because I beleive those culpable to be dead.



For thos complaining about the cost of the Madeleine investigation, what about the cost of investigating historic sex abuse allegations in which the protagonist is already dead and can never be brought to justice?

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[Alice Purjorick]

For thos complaining about the cost of the Madeleine investigation, what about the cost of investigating historic sex abuse allegations in which the protagonist is already dead and can never be brought to justice?

What about it?
Did all those abuses take place in countries where for example Wiltshire Police have no jurisdiction?
Some hitherto undiscovered protagonists may still be alive.

[sadie]

What about it?
Did all those abuses take place in countries where for example Wiltshire Police have no jurisdiction?
Some hitherto undiscovered protagonists may still be alive.

Round them up.   More strength to your elbow, Scotland Yard !


Let's get them locked away.   Keep our children safe.

[Alfred R Jones]

What about it?
Did all those abuses take place in countries where for example Wiltshire Police have no jurisdiction?
Some hitherto undiscovered protagonists may still be alive.

Well Ted Heath is definitely dead and the subject of what looks likely to be a lenghty and expensive investigation but I see your objection to the cost of the investigation is to the fact that the "crime" occurred abroad, so if Ted Heath had allegedly abused children whilst on Portuguese soil only, then obviously you'd be complaining about the investigation into his activities, right?

[stephen25000]

Well Ted Heath is definitely dead and the subject of what looks likely to be a lenghty and expensive investigation but I see your objection to the cost of the investigation is to the fact that the "crime" occurred abroad, so if Ted Heath had allegedly abused children whilst on Portuguese soil only, then obviously you'd be complaining about the investigation into his activities, right?

Heath is just one of the names.

There are others Alfred.

[Alice Purjorick]

Well Ted Heath is definitely dead and the subject of what looks likely to be a lenghty and expensive investigation but I see your objection to the cost of the investigation is to the fact that the "crime" occurred abroad, so if Ted Heath had allegedly abused children whilst on Portuguese soil only, then obviously you'd be complaining about the investigation into his activities, right?

Wrong!

[Alfred R Jones]

Wrong!

Why so?

[Alice Purjorick]

Why so?

You asked a question I answered it.
Are you now wanting to play twenty* questions until we both get bored ?

*or may be I should have said play 48 questions.

[Alfred R Jones]

You asked a question I answered it.
Are you now wanting to play twenty* questions until we both get bored ?

*or may be I should have said play 48 questions.

Yes, that sounds likea good idea for whiling away the day, so once again- why so?

[Alice Purjorick]

Yes, that sounds likea good idea for whiling away the day, so once again- why so?

I am going to while away some of the rest of day standing up to my nicky nacky noos in a river waving a stick at some trout.
Catch you rater arrigator.

[Alfred R Jones]

I am going to while away some of the rest of day standing up to my nicky nacky noos in a river waving a stick at some trout.
Catch you rater arrigator.

damn, and with that he wriggled off my hook and swam away as fast as his little fins would carry him!

[stephen25000]

I am going to while away some of the rest of day standing up to my nicky nacky noos in a river waving a stick at some trout.
Catch you rater arrigator.

 

[John]

For thos complaining about the cost of the Madeleine investigation, what about the cost of investigating historic sex abuse allegations in which the protagonist is already dead and can never be brought to justice?

Interesting question Alfred, are you suggesting that the Madeleine investigation should now be abandoned on the basis the perpetrator or perpetrators are deceased?

[Alfred R Jones]

Interesting question Alfred, are you suggesting that the Madeleine investigation should now be abandoned on the basis the perpetrator or perpetrators are deceased?

No I'm not, and I'm a bit annoyed that I appear to have started a thread inferring this without my knowledge. 

[jassi]

I would much rather that the police put their resources into investigating live criminals and relatively current crimes
Perhaps the Home Office could consider a special unit to look into historic crime