Comments on: Ham sandwich blunder could cost taxpayers millions

By: anon

anon — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:23:08 +0000

lol, and what about the jewish criminals huh im sure if they were offered ham sandwichs the sun and daily mail would have gone balistic (zionist trash mags)

By: jon moore

jon moore — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:19:20 +0000

Those far right badges were actually St George cross badges in aid of a local charity. Unfortunate if this offends criminals. Get your facts right stuart.

By: SilverTiger

SilverTiger — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:36:23 +0000

If this incident was indeed the result of “prickish” behaviour on the part of prison staff then it is to be condemned as an abuse whoever happens to be on the receiving end.

In that case, I think suing the prison authorities would be justified if it is the only way to get their attention.

By: Stuart H.

Stuart H. — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:08:20 +0000

During the first Gulf ‘war’ there was a random round-up and temporary jailing of foreign Muslim students in Leeds. Students I knew (one of whom had a letter in the Guardian supporting Rushdie, incidentally)had the same problem from prison staff, some of whom wore badges of far-right groups, so sadly, might just be that Leeds screws are still as prickish as they used to be.
On a lighter note - here in Isle of Man we asked the Department of Home Affairs if the exclusively Christian chapel planned for the new Manx jail meant they recognised crime & Christianity were inextricably linked. They never did answer, but rapidly amended their plans!

By: Dobson

Dobson — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:11:51 +0000

I know this is a simplistic point, but why would a “devout” Muslim, and by inference a deeply religious person living according to the tenets of their faith, be in prison in the first place? Surely they have been living a good, moral life and shunning crime - and if that’s not the case, why should their faith be considered at all?

By: salient

salient — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:15:10 +0000

They gave them a choice and did not force them to eat ham.

I sincerely hope that this is tossed out of court in the same way that other egregious lawsuits have been stopped at the starting gate. A few years ago, an American judge rejected one tub’s attempt to sue MacDonald’s for his voluntary obesity.