the_rudeboy Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Am I reading your post right? Jailed for downloading porn?The stuff he downloaded was not illegal when he downloaded it but a change in the law rendered it illegal when he got busted. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/images_of_extreme_porn_land_ex_prison_boss_in_jail_1_3984439 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuy Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 The stuff he downloaded was not illegal when he downloaded it but a change in the law rendered it illegal when he got busted. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/images_of_extreme_porn_land_ex_prison_boss_in_jail_1_3984439 Your sig is funny :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalman Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 The stuff he downloaded was not illegal when he downloaded it but a change in the law rendered it illegal when he got busted. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/images_of_extreme_porn_land_ex_prison_boss_in_jail_1_3984439 So from that story, it appears that the sentence for downloading images of an offence is actually greater than for committing the offence itself. Crazy old world, ain't it? Maybe we could extend this to other offences too: Burglary, slap on the wrist; downloading some CCTV footage of someone committing a burglary, 6 months. Speeding, go on an awareness course; watching a video of somebody speeding, 6 points on your license. And so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradescanthia Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Well he did keep 'bad company' for a good while.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 The job of prison governor doesn't require you to know right from wrong. It's administrative management; a governor doesn't decide who should go to jail, he just deals with the people who are in it. Also, be it noted, downloading and possessing the pornography was not in itself a crime. He was convicted because he enabled others to view it via remote access of his computer - he was jailed because, being a prison governor, that left him open to blackmail. The governors do have sentencing powers both for internal offences and parole.It pays to keep in with the governor when incarcerated as they exerciswe power arbitrarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swan_Vesta Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Just a small point but the chap in question was a director at HMP Marshgate, a privately run establishment, they don't get the title of Governor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Sidney Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Just a small point but the chap in question was a director at HMP Marshgate, a privately run establishment, they don't get the title of Governor. I wonder if they'd send him back there? I doubt it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver 40 Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 he was govenor of doncaster prison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver 40 Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 its not a ride 4 him though is it hes getting to no jail from a different angle bet he gets himself on numbers for his own protection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver 40 Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 they cant send him to donny it just wont happen but just think if they did and u ad been on ajudication with him and he gave u 10 days in the seg u would want revenge and he would get hammered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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