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Nearly Sane

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Was paying child rapist informant right?
« on: August 10, 2017, 09:22:31 AM »

Or indeed is paying informants right?


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40883507
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BeRational

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Re: Was paying child rapist informant right?
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2017, 09:45:06 AM »
On balance, I would say yes.
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Re: Was paying child rapist informant right?
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2017, 10:43:36 AM »
Yes.

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Northumbria Police's Steve Ashman said the information provided by the man led to the conviction of 17 men and a woman for abusing girls in Newcastle.

And that's why.
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Re: Was paying child rapist informant right?
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2017, 10:45:15 AM »
IF paying said informant resulted in harm being prevented - yes. I can imagine this was never going to be an easy sell - it was always going to be a case of damned if you do or damned if you don't.
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Re: Was paying child rapist informant right?
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2017, 10:54:06 AM »
I too think yes, it was the better choice to make. I hope that the guilty men and the woman will receive strong jail sentences and be supervised afterwards.
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Re: Was paying child rapist informant right?
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2017, 11:00:59 AM »
On balance.....Yes.

I am going to start a new topic related to this on the General board. Seeya there.
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Re: Was paying child rapist informant right?
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2017, 11:12:42 AM »
I think it's risky - the man is a liar, as the article says. But in this case it also got results.
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Re: Was paying child rapist informant right?
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2017, 02:51:08 PM »
Yes I think it was right albeit regrettable. Police often do deals with convicted criminals to get a big result, in this case it worked.
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Re: Was paying child rapist informant right?
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2017, 03:26:19 PM »
It goes against the grain for a paedophile to be paid to help the police, but needs must I suppose.
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Re: Was paying child rapist informant right?
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2017, 04:13:42 PM »
Case of the ends justify the means I suppose.
He was not in prison, had served his time& we don't know anything about him. Maybe just as well.

Police do sometimes go into prisons and do deals with people doing time in order to prevent further crimes.
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Re: Was paying child rapist informant right?
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2017, 03:00:16 PM »
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Re: Was paying child rapist informant right?
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2017, 01:59:28 AM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on August 10, 2017, 09:22:31 AM
Or indeed is paying informants right?


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40883507

It got the results and it saved the children from further abuse... is £10,000  worth that?   Most definitely.
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Re: Was paying child rapist informant right?
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2017, 11:19:30 AM »
Quote from: Sassy on August 29, 2017, 01:59:28 AM
It got the results and it saved the children from further abuse... is £10,000  worth that?   Most definitely.

I completely agree.
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