Death penalty Cheltenham grandmother loses High Court battle

“Of course the only excuse she can use is to say "she was forced against her will as someone else or herself were threatened with their life". There is no other excuse that someone will use. I don't know if this is the case or not, but I think this is the excuse that many have and keep that in reserve for if caught. It is the one, especially being female that will bring about the most sympathy.

No, I wouldn't vote Liberal or Conservative.”

“Perhaps she could fund it with her ill gotten gains, whoever heard of a poor drug dealer !!”

“Why would anyone vote Liberal after reading that ridiculous response from Martin Horwood ? Drug dealers dont care about the misery and death that their trade inevitably brings and this convicted criminal should have thought about the consequences before committing the crime for which she's been found guilty. No wonder we have so much repeat crime with such wishy washy liberal (and Liberal) attitudes to crime when the rights of the offender seem to be more important than those of the silent, law abiding majority.”

“Martin Horwood said: "Obviously the Foreign Office cannot agree to write a blank cheque for people in custody all over the world but this is a particularly extreme case where somebody's life is at risk, so they should look at this very carefully."

Clearly what Martin Horwood meant was "Drug dealers and users are wonderful people and we should do all we can to help them, funding their legal expenses wherever they may be in the world and, of course, their continuous NHS treatment including herion replacement therapy etc. Clearly it is not their fault that they smuggle drugs and inject themselves with poison".
Perhaps we can hear your views on these poor burglars who have to steal because their benefits are inadequate Martin?”

“Sandiford's case was backed by the charity Reprieve, was seeking a judicial review of the government's decision they paid Leigh Day and Co. and we paid the states court costs.”

“This woman didn't need any help from this country when she was smuggling death.
I don't want any of my taxes being used to save her neck. Not even a penny.”

“So who brought this appeal and who paid for it?”

“I wonder how many people had the death sentence from her supply!”

“Maybe Cheltenham's MP should pay for her defence!”