Dale Cregan Taken To High Security Psychiatric Hospital.

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-23986998

He will have Ian Brady for company, amongst others. Pity he wasn't put there years ago.

[sandyRoe]

The regime in a secure hospital would be considerably easier than in a prison. He doesn't deserve it.

[viv38]

I suppose the taxpayer's footing the bill as usual.

[mikey4444]

I think the trouble here is that he went on hunger strike last week or the week before and the Prison authorities have got a bit scared about what to do with him. By my definition, he is clearly insane, so a secure mental hospital would seem the right place for him.

Not sure how easy it is to be in a place like Ashworth though Sandy...I don't think I would like to share the same postcode with Ian Brady ! What if our Xmas cards got mixed up !

By the way, what a refreshingly honest quote from the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester...." I couldn't give a toss about Mr Cregan"

[jackthehat]

Wherever he is, at least he'll be kept away from the rest of decent society.

[viv38]

Well said Chief Constable, but let's hope the do-gooders don't come down hard on him !

[mikey4444]

I'm not sure if Cregan has anybody on his side, do-gooders or not.

He reminds me of a man near where I live in South Wales that is serving life for 4 murders committed in 1999. Its fairly obvious to everybody in the vicinity, including myself, that he may be a victim of a miscarriage of justice. But he was such an ar*****e, that we are just glad he has been put away somewhere where he can't create any more mayhem.

[viv38]

I hope there are no do-gooders on his side either mikey, but the world being what it is today with human rights and all, you just never know.

[mikey4444]

Fingers crossed on that one viv.

[Octavius]

I read somewhere that it was rumoured there was an underground "reward" for anyone that damaged his other eye.

[Zeuhl]

/but the world being what it is today with human rights and all/

Yes it's crazy; people having 'rights'. Whatever next?

Why can't we be more like North Korea where people have no rights at all?

[youngmafbog]

did Cregan give a damn about his victims rights?

Oh I forgot you right-on Pinko's only care about the criminal not the victims (who are generally dead)

[sandyRoe]

The fact that society does care for the rights of someone like this is something to be proud of. Even if he acts worse than an animal, we don't.

[ChillDoubt]

Fingers crossed he takes a leaf out of Alvaro Castro's book.

[Peter Pedant]

It is because the authorities wish to keep an closer eye on him.

[thatsmethatis]

sandyRoe, spot on!

[Peter Pedant]

Yes 8vo - The Manchester Evg News told us that there was a contract out for the other eye - £20k

clearly not unforceable in law - I hasten to assure even the most hardened reader

[ChillDoubt]

It is because the authorities wish to keep an closer eye on him.
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Was that tongue in cheek?

[Sqad]

Interesting:
Thread yesterday concerning a mother who tried to kill her baby, but had post natal psychosis, had all the sympathy fro ABers.

Today. an insane killer transferred to a Psychiatric Unit, gets no sympathy ....what is the difference?

[viv38]

young, spot on !

[ToraToraTora]

yes sandy, let me know when they prosecute your granny for having barbed wire round her back fence because some lowlife cuts themselves won't you.

Human Rights would be a great idea, what we have is the opposite, criminal sub human lowlives tend to take precidence over law adiding citizens.