Lockerbie Bomber Released

[Adam!]

I don't like to be picky but I want to make clear it's the SCOTTISH government entirely who made this awful decision and not the UK Government. More reasons for me to hate the damned SNP, frankly I'd prefer it if Labour were in power in Scotland.

I agree, but it's still part of the United Kingdom.. Unfortunately and it looks bad on England as well as Scotland, especially to the yanks.

[Technologic]

I dont know what to think on this....

[LuketheDuke]

the man will be dead in a couple of months anyway, i pressume as hes in a lot of pain hes not going to enjoy any freedom thats been given to him and will spend his final days drugged to his eyeballs in a dank hospital.

i dont see what all the hullabaloo is about.

[Technologic]

Also, he wasn't really convicted on solid solid evidence.

[Stefy09]

He didn't care about killing all those people so why should we care how he dies? Stupid scottish government

[Remote]

the man will be dead in a couple of months anyway, i pressume as hes in a lot of pain hes not going to enjoy any freedom thats been given to him and will spend his final days drugged to his eyeballs in a dank hospital.

i dont see what all the hullabaloo is about.

He killed 270 people and served only 8 years :|

[RichardKnox]

It'd be naive to think that this is simply a compassionate release, the politics involved here will be overwhelming, and many people seem to think that although the yanks were pressuring for MacAskill to not release him in public, behind closed doors it could end up giving a benefit to international trade etc.

The bomber is simply being used as a pawn it seems. Also, the UK government will have been involved in this but MacAskill will, hopefully as justice secretary, had the final decision. If anyone watched his speech, I know it's not great to say, but he did well to try and shine any positive light on this at all with his "he has been sentenced to a sentence that no court could hand out" etc. Personally believe this is a lot about opening links for trade with Libya etc as since then they have been slightly frozen out if you know what I mean.

And the bomber will definately enjoy his last days in Libya, but releasing him into Greenock but without imprisonment would have left him begging for jail again... (no offence to anyone from Greenock haha)

[The Professor]

They put a guy in prison to die, then they let him out BECAUSE he's goingto die. That makes no sense whatsoever.

[Yoshimitsui]

I personally could not be more annoyed towards this person allowing this, they deserve a cell themselves.

[xxMATTGxx]

Worst terrorist attack on British soil and they let the guy get on a plane and leave. Well done to the Scottish Government. You have done us proud!!! :rolleyes: No wonder the USA are annoyed :/