Human Rights

So after seeing an article in the paper today about a man being released from jail after claiming his human rights were being breached, I decided to look a bit further as I thought it could relate to what we looked at with Rachel on Monday. Last year the man in question was charged with burglary and spent 8 months in prison however it should have been longer but he was released after lawyers said he had a 'human right' to family life. Only 3 months after being released he is once again being charged, this time for assault!! Again he tried to claim his human rights but the judge was having none of it and made a point that other people have a human right to live safely. I found this interesting as with Rachel on Monday many of us assumed that a prisoner loses their human rights but this contradicts that. Anyway enough rambling on, the link is below and definatly worth a read :)

http://m.parentdish.co.uk/2012/02/23/career-criminal-dad-of-five-locked-up-despite-plea-to-judge-that-prison-breached-human-rights/