Robber Biggs Refused Parole
Justice Secretary Jack Straw has refused to give Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs parole.
Mr Straw, evidently having grown a backbone, rejected the Parole Board's recommendation that the doddery 79-year-old crim be released from prison after spending a total of 8 years in custody.
Biggs was originally sentenced to 30 years for his part in the famous robbery, which happened in rural Buckinghamshire in 1963. Shameless Biggs escaped from prison after serving only 8 months. He returned from his self-imposed Brazilian exile in 2001 and was immediately rearrested and returned to his rightful place behind bars.
After audaciously changing the signals to bring the Glasgow to Watford mail train to a halt the 15-strong gang battered train driver Jack Mills before forcing him to move the train to their getaway vehicles.
The gang got away with £2.6 million but were caught only a few days later after leaving a string of clues in their temporary hideaway. Mr Mills was left so traumatised that he never drove again.
Biggs has not shown an ounce of remorse for his part in the robbery and brutalisation of Jack Mills.
He deserves to rot in prison and I hope he does.
Mr Straw, evidently having grown a backbone, rejected the Parole Board's recommendation that the doddery 79-year-old crim be released from prison after spending a total of 8 years in custody.
Biggs was originally sentenced to 30 years for his part in the famous robbery, which happened in rural Buckinghamshire in 1963. Shameless Biggs escaped from prison after serving only 8 months. He returned from his self-imposed Brazilian exile in 2001 and was immediately rearrested and returned to his rightful place behind bars.
After audaciously changing the signals to bring the Glasgow to Watford mail train to a halt the 15-strong gang battered train driver Jack Mills before forcing him to move the train to their getaway vehicles.
The gang got away with £2.6 million but were caught only a few days later after leaving a string of clues in their temporary hideaway. Mr Mills was left so traumatised that he never drove again.
Biggs has not shown an ounce of remorse for his part in the robbery and brutalisation of Jack Mills.
He deserves to rot in prison and I hope he does.
2 comments:
On principle, yes he should stay in jail to pay for his crimes. However the situation on the ground is spending hundreds of thousands of pounds to have him cared for under prison guard which the man clearly doesn’t need since he is incapable of walking and even speaking. If he was released (or shot) it would free up space for an active criminal and save us a fortune.
Oh and the only reason Jack Straw has done this is to try and make it look as if Labour is tough on crime when in reality the police and the courts are saying Labour have been next to useless, as usual. More token gestures from a government on its last legs.
I hadn't considered the shooting aspect. Definitely one to think about...
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