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A question about the Lockerbie bomber - 8/30/2009 7:10:10 AM

DomImus

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I've done some web searching but I can't find a clear answer to this question. Is compassionate release equal to a pardon in effect?

The man convicted of the Lockerbie plane bombing was released on compassionate grounds as it has been said he has prostate cancer and has only three months to live. Cancer experts have chimed in that prostate cancer is one of the more survivable cancers and that the three month window may or may not be accurate. With early detection and treatment the survival chance is enhanced. I would assume that Quadaffi would provide the best in medical care to this person now that he has been released. Let's say he survives much longer than three months or even survives the cancer. Is that it? He's out and that's that?

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RE: A question about the Lockerbie bomber - 8/30/2009 7:15:34 AM

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This is the reason I am for the death penalty in certain cases. It is very possible that he could survive for many years.Letting him out in this case was the wrong thing to do. A future oil deal between the UK and Libya might have had something to do with the release. (just a rumer).

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RE: A question about the Lockerbie bomber - 8/30/2009 9:30:41 AM

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Let's say he survives much longer than three months or even survives the cancer. Is that it? He's out and that's that?

He's out and that's that.

Scottish law accounts for compassion - I suppose in line with biblical ideas.

Personally I don't agree with the decision. According to distinguished lawyers he should never have been convicted but the answer is a re-trial.

Then again: you have to respect the laws of the land.

As an aside - yes - the feeling over here is that this is linked to relations with Libya on 3 counts: oil/the 'war on terror'/nuclear armament.

Shocking really but the British and US governments have more pressing matters than justice.

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RE: A question about the Lockerbie bomber - 8/30/2009 9:38:36 AM

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ORIGINAL: servantforuse

This is the reason I am for the death penalty in certain cases. It is very possible that he could survive for many years.Letting him out in this case was the wrong thing to do. A future oil deal between the UK and Libya might have had something to do with the release. (just a rumer).

Before you get carried away with snide comments, I mentioned the oil deal with the UK on the other thread. You can add deals with the US to that, or do you forget Gaddafi met Bush ? If you want to learn about history and not a rumer ( whatever that is ) use the internet and do some research on the subject.

DomImus, To answer the OP, compassionate grounds for release are not the same as a pardon. Despite the fact about prostate cancer being survivable, experts will have looked at medical records and determined how long Megrahi had left to live. If they hadnt have been as sure as possible that he only had three months left, he would have stayed in jail. This isnt to say they may have got it wrong, but its unlikely.

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RE: A question about the Lockerbie bomber - 8/30/2009 9:54:30 AM

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I think Rumer is Bruce Willis and Demi Moores eldest daughter.

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RE: A question about the Lockerbie bomber - 8/30/2009 10:12:32 AM

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I think Rumer is Bruce Willis and Demi Moores eldest daughter.

Thats the word on the streets Lucy

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RE: A question about the Lockerbie bomber - 8/30/2009 10:20:54 AM

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The other possibility is that the prison service in Scotland didn't want to feel obliged to pay for his cancer treatment.

I don’t really care if he lives more than three months, seems kind of macabre to talk about an error in releasing someone because they may not die within a designated period of time.

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