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To: Brumar89 who wrote (282783)	12/2/2008 9:26:37 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 793955

Liberties may be threatened but the nanny state goes on in Britain: ...... Drunk women who stagger about in high heels are to be protected - at public expense - from twisting their ankles. They will be handed flip-flops to wear by police outside nightclubs as they wend their way home. The scheme is part of a £30,000 drive by police It has been prompted by fears that women wearing stilettos or similar footwear could tumble over. Officials also claim that female revellers are at risk of cutting the soles of their feet by walking barefoot. The flip-flops will be given to anyone whose footwear is 'uncomfortable, inappropriate or soiled' and will be paid for with a Home Office grant. The scheme is to begin next month in the centre of Torquay, Devon, a popular destination for hen and stag parties. It will be run by Safer Communities Torbay, a partnership between police, Torbay Council and the Local Education Authority. ......... The force has already been handing out condoms and sexual health advice to revellers, and ordered drunken men who urinate in the street to clean up their own mess with a mop and bucket. Inspector Adrian Leisk, from Safer Communities Torbay, said: 'Sometimes people get drunk and you see them carrying footwear which is inappropriate.' ...... The initiative has attracted criticism from campaigners, who said it was a waste of money and police time. Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: 'This is an idiotic waste of money. 'People don't pay their taxes for drunk women to get free flip flops. They want the police to fight crime. 'The police aren't there to be an emergency supply of flat shoes.' ... dailymail.co.uk

To: Brumar89 who wrote (282783)	12/3/2008 8:57:36 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793955

Drug addicted prisoners receive compensation for being forced to go cold turkey If this kept up, addicts would learn they can commit a crime to get locked up where they have a right to be supplied with drugs. By Daily Mail Reporter Drug-addicted prisoners have received compensation because their human rights were breached when they were forced to go cold turkey, it was revealed today. Around £11,400 was paid to three inmates at Winchester Prison in Hampshire after a court ruled that it was a breach of their human rights to deny them drugs such as heroin and substitute substances. The cash payments were revealed in a Freedom of Information Act (FoI) request by the Southern Daily Echo newspaper. £11,400 was paid to three inmates at Winchester Prison after a court ruled that it was a breach of human rights to deny them drugs. The money was part of about £50,000 paid out in one year to seven inmates at the prison. The FoI request also revealed that one prisoner was given £14,250 because he was assaulted by a fellow inmate. Other successful compensation claims at the Victorian category B jail included £6,623 for a 'slip, trip or fall', £5,000 for a "sports injury" and £9,000 for a mysterious 'miscellaneous injury', the Echo reported. The figures from the Ministry of Justice showed that about £60,000 in total has been paid out to 14 inmates at five prisons in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. This included the low-security Camp Hill Prison on the Isle of Wight, where an inmate received £4,500 after being assaulted by a member of staff and another was given £4,000 for unlawful detention. The payments were criticised by campaign group the Taxpayers' Alliance. Spokesman Mark Wallace said in a statement: 'It's disgusting that law-abiding taxpayers have to stump up compensation because drug addicts weren't allowed to keep taking drugs in prison. 'It's extremely worrying that the compensation culture has grown so much and particularly that prisoners have obviously realised that this is an easy way to make a quick buck. 'It is also extremely unfair that if you are the victim of crime you are likely to get minimal victim compensation, if any, but it appears criminals are increasingly turning a tidy profit from the system.' A Prison Service spokesman said: 'We successfully defend the majority of contested claims. We make payments only when we are instructed to do so by the courts or where strong legal advice suggests that a settlement will save public money. 'Each compensation claim received by the Prison Service is treated on its individual merits. Legal advice is sought and, on the basis of that advice, a decision is made on whether or not the claim should be defended. 'We cannot therefore comment on individual cases or the reasons that they were settled, as the terms of each settlement vary and may be subject to confidentiality clauses.' dailymail.co.uk