Some amusing posts :)
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Originally Posted by air pig
(Post 10284462)
Until Blair, capital punishment was still available under British law.
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Originally Posted by charliegolf
(Post 10284790)
But it was dead as a useful statute long before Tony B.Liar
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Because treason remained an executable offence until1997
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Obviously I can't 'prove' it, but no government was going to hang anybody for treason. So, I maintain it was a dead statute.
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Hanging statues is a University thing, innit? ;) Sorry! |
CG, had we been at war then our attitude to a traitor might have been more vindictive pour encourages les autres.
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My take on this is that we were indeed at war during the many acts of treason; hot war until 1945, cold until the Wall came down.
We were certainly hanging or shooting spies during the hot war, but it is not treason if you are not a UK citizen. William Joyce was possibly Irish? I will do my homework. Either way, MI5 [sic] in particular would surely have wished to keep the traitors warm. A nice nip of a truth drug in their Horlicks might have worked. |
Hope this is not entirely off subject! Attended JCSS early 70s. Senior policeman lectured on dangers to security of drugs. (One spliff and out they said).
At 'Questions' I asked for his view on the many hard drinkers in the bar at any RAF base of the time. Answer. 'The RAF does not have anyone who drinks to excess!' |
Originally Posted by langleybaston
(Post 10285567)
My take on this is that we were indeed at war during the many acts of treason; hot war until 1945, cold until the Wall came down.
We were certainly hanging or shooting spies during the hot war, but it is not treason if you are not a UK citizen. William Joyce was possibly Irish? I will do my homework. Either way, MI5 [sic] in particular would surely have wished to keep the traitors warm. A nice nip of a truth drug in their Horlicks might have worked. |
Originally Posted by langleybaston
(Post 10285567)
My take on this is that we were indeed at war during the many acts of treason; hot war until 1945, cold until the Wall came down.
We were certainly hanging or shooting spies during the hot war, but it is not treason if you are not a UK citizen. William Joyce was possibly Irish? I will do my homework. Either way, MI5 [sic] in particular would surely have wished to keep the traitors warm. A nice nip of a truth drug in their Horlicks might have worked. |
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