Johnno
Well-known member
This thread subject keeps popping up every few years.
I’ll repeat what I’ve said a few times -
I hate terrorists with a vengeance, I’m happy to be the one that hangs them. But, I have a nasty taste with her case, I feel like I hate her for being a member of ISIS, but struggle to get past the fact she was only 15 when she got recruited.
I get everyone else’s animosity, I’ll never try to belittle their thoughts on that, I get it more than most.
But…. We believe , in this country, that 15 means you’re a kid. And our laws take into account if your a kid or not.
Rules are rules (as Al Murray would say).
If she was a kid, treat her as such. Otherwise disown her, demonise her, but rub out all our laws that rely on the belief that kids are thick as pig shit.
And groomable (if that’s a word).
I’ll repeat what I’ve said a few times -
I hate terrorists with a vengeance, I’m happy to be the one that hangs them. But, I have a nasty taste with her case, I feel like I hate her for being a member of ISIS, but struggle to get past the fact she was only 15 when she got recruited.
I get everyone else’s animosity, I’ll never try to belittle their thoughts on that, I get it more than most.
But…. We believe , in this country, that 15 means you’re a kid. And our laws take into account if your a kid or not.
Rules are rules (as Al Murray would say).
If she was a kid, treat her as such. Otherwise disown her, demonise her, but rub out all our laws that rely on the belief that kids are thick as pig shit.
And groomable (if that’s a word).