Should These Two Be Allowed To Marry While In Prison?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2961049/Murderers-gay-wedding-jail-Inmates-serving-life-sentences-wed-special-ceremony-Yorkshire-prison.html

How can a person change from a 'gay basher' to a 'gay bride' or a 'gay husband'.

The other a paedophile, let's hope they don't want any children when they get out.

[sandyRoe]

Curious that a chap can't exercise his franchise while in prison yet can tie the knot.

[hc4361]

I wonder if this consequence of same sex marriage had ever been considered by the authorities?

[Baldric]

No, I don't think they should but, I guess if you're serving a life term you take what is available if the Authorities are daft enough to allow it!

[Jackdaw33]

You used to be able to tie the knot in prison, although it was around the prisoner's neck.

[hc4361]

Jordy, a prisoner can marry and many marriages have taken place inside prison.
The law cannot discriminate between heterosexual and same sex marriages.

[-Talbot-]

Thug who was jailed for 'gay-bashing' murder


Well you know what they say AOG 'the man doth protest too much, methinks'

[andy-hughes]

If you can get past the sensationalist aspect of this story - the respective crimes committed and the apparent relationship between the two perpetrators, then you can be objective.

The punishment by law is incarceration – it does not include denial of rights offered to other prisoners.
So yes, they should be allowed to marry, however bizarre such a proposal may appear, it is still within their rights.

[agchristie]

I won't mention the right to vote too, oh dear, I just have :-(

[Psybbo]

Perhaps I'm being naïve, but if you've committed a crime and are in jail, have you not lost all rights?

[TWR]

Blooming heck Jordy, do not call them scum on here otherwise you will be called by a few??? My views, well what can you say? you are dealing with the H.R.B. The " They have a rights brigade, you can not help but laugh at some of these clown brigades can you.

[andy-hughes]

Psybbo - "Perhaps I'm being naïve, but if you've committed a crime and are in jail, have you not lost all rights?"

Not all of them - including the right to marry - although some rights are denied.

[askyourgran]

There is always the hope they might kill each other - if they get conjugal rights now and again.

[coldstream-1971]

I think you should post this to the tory party they brought this farce to the statute book

[anneasquith]

I fail to see why any prisoner is allowed to marry whilst serving a prison sentence .

[sir.prize]

Let them get 'married' and then put each one in solitary.

[pusskin]

No...I think they shouldnt be allowed to get married in prison.

[hc4361]

The Marriage Act 1983 gave prisoners the right to marry so prisoners have been getting married for 32 years.

Why the commotion now?