THOUSANDS of Sun readers have voted to scrap the Human Rights Act.
Nearly 35,000 rang our You The Jury hotline within 24 hours to back our call for an end to the interests of killers, rapists and paedophiles coming ABOVE those of victims.
The crazy legislation has led to many dangerous criminals being freed to re-offend. Others have used the barmy laws to gain perks and pay-outs.
Last night the Government was trying to wriggle out of the shambles. PM Tony Blair and Home Secretary John Reid raised the prospect the law may have to be tightened.
But the rattled pair tried to blame judges for Labour’s bungle in introducing the 1998 Act.
Mr Reid admitted: “What people want is a fair system fairly and competently administered. There’s doubt in recent weeks whether these are being applied.”
The PM’s official spokesman added: “In terms of the operation of the Act, in terms of the interpretation — those are matters on which the Government has said we will make sure public concerns are addressed — and we will.”
But The Sun has stepped in with its campaign to end the madness.This month it emerged a man wanted for the murder of WPC Sharon Beshenivsky should have been deported but was released to protect HIS rights.
Emails supporting The Sun campaign flooded in. Just 223 readers in our poll have voted ‘No’.
Mark Curtis, from Colchester, Essex, said: “Monsters must be relinquished of any rights once such crimes are committed.”
Gareth Binding, from Lancashire, wrote: “The Human Rights Act should protect decent law abiding-citizens. If you abuse their rights, you should be relieved of yours.”
Britain could scrap the Human Rights Act without having to leave the EU. In the absence of the Act, cases would be heard at the European Court in Strasbourg, France, rather than here.
