Source: heraldscotland.com 8/26/25 A convicted killer brutally slashed a gangland thug after discovering he was a sex offender. Robert Letham attacked Andrew ____ after sneaking up behind him as he read a newspaper while both were in HMP Perth. Letham struck after his apparent concerns about Andrew being housed in the main prison wing fell on deaf ears. The 40 year-old appeared at the High Court in Glasgow where he pled guilty to assaulting Andrew to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement. Letham was jailed for a minimum 22 years and…
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Scotland: Policing humour is no joke
[spiked-online.com – 2/27/20] Police Scotland are up to their old tricks again. It was revealed last week that they are logging jokes made on the internet because someone, somewhere, might have had their feelings hurt. A freedom-of-information request by The Times showed that more than 3,300 ‘non-crime hate incidents’ – that is, offensive remarks, including jokes on social media – have been stored on a police database somewhere north of Hadrian’s Wall over the past five years. Hundreds of Scots were placed on the insidious database last year alone. When…
Read MoreScotland: Fife charity under fire for using sex offenders says it’s ‘safeguarding’ Fifers
[fifetoday.co.uk– 2/7/20] A Cupar-based charity, which has come under fire after it was revealed it employs sex offenders, says it safeguards the community. The Castle Furniture Project, which provides free or low cost household goods to struggling families or individuals in Fife to help relieve poverty, has been inundated with calls and emails from the public since the news broke, with some calling for a demonstration. But, in an interview this week, its CEO, Sylvia Ingram, said it would be a shame if the charity ‘collapsed’, explaining the lengths the…
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