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10:32pm Thursday 14th August 2008
By Mum's The Word »
There have been two immigration cases in the local news over the past week. First was the case of Arnel Cabrera the man whose wife was tragically killed after giving birth to their first child at GWH Hospital. Mr Cabrera had been battling for the right to bring up the couple’s son in this country as he and his wife had planned before her tragic death. When the couple first moved to our country they both had jobs at our local hospital. It seems to me that this young couple wanted a better life for their family and were not afraid to work for it. I am so glad that Arnel has finally been given permission to stay in our Country.
The second case was that of David Scott, his girlfriend from the Philippines and the couple’s child. David had been sent to prison over in the Philippines. His crime? To fall in love. Thankfully the family have now been given permission to stay in this country. I know Dave’s sister. She is one of the most hardworking women I know. If her brother is off the same mould, I don’t think it will be long before he is back on his feet and working to provide for his family.
It really winds me up when people are so judgemental over cases like the two I have mentioned. It is so easy to become over critical and resentful. I wish both of these families all the luck in the world and welcome them to our country. It is cases like this one that I have a problem with. This bloody man should be castrated before being allowed back into our country.
Police to meet Glitter on UK return
9:18pm Thursday 14th August 2008
© Press Association 2008
Disgraced singer Gary Glitter will be met by police on his return to the UK next week.
The convicted child molester will be released from jail in Vietnam on Tuesday and flown to London, his lawyer said.
Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, was sentenced to three years in prison by a Vietnamese court in March 2006. When he lands in the UK, Glitter will be interviewed by the police and required to sign the sex offenders' register, Home Office sources said.
He will then have to tell police where he intends to live and notify them if he moves. He may also be monitored by police and the probation service under Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA).
Glitter, 63, was convicted of carrying out obscene acts with two girls aged 10 and 11. He has served his sentence at Thu Duc prison, about 90 miles from Ho Chi Minh City.
His lawyer, Le Thanh Kinh, said he had bought Glitter's flight to London. It was a requirement of his sentence that he be deported when he had served his time.
The singer had said he hoped to stay in the Far East and move to Hong Kong or Singapore.
He served half of a four-month sentence in Britain in 1999 for possessing 4,000 child pornography images.
Glitter found fame in the glam rock era in the early 1970s. He had a string of hits including I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am) and was known for his silver jumpsuits, platform heels and exuberant stage performances.
A Home Office spokesman said: "We do not comment on individual cases."
It’s people like this who I don’t want in my country.
Comments (8)
7:19pm Sat 16 Aug 08
john c says...
Arnel Cabrera and his family were hard done by our immigration system, both he and his wife were hard working and they deserved better.
I do think that David Scott should have faced the court and paid the fine / done the time for breaking the law in the Philippines (how can we expect visitors to the UK to obey our laws if we condone law breaking overseas by UK nationals) but once this was done he should have been allowed to apply to bring his new family here in the usual way.
I agree that Gary Glitter should face a minimum of castration upon his return to the UK.
10:08pm Sun 17 Aug 08
Mum's The Word says...
How are you and the family? How are the summer hols going? Is the missus finding lots to do to keep them busy? I can't believe how quickly it is flying by this end...
I think that you have a point re David Scott, however, do we expect people to follow our laws? Sometimes I think we don't always. We make exceptions on occassion, especially where religion is concerned.
Re Gary Glitter, shall we get a petition together? Castration or no entry?
Beckie x
3:57pm Mon 18 Aug 08
LordBelacqua says...
He really should have stepped up and taken the punishment on the chin, rather than claiming ignorance and doing a bunk to another country - better still, he could have kept it in his trousers! I know it's a silly law, but it's law nonetheless, and quite a serious one over there - obviously you can't help who you fall in love with, but you can help the rules you follow.
Anyhoo, when you mention castration, apparently gonadotropin-releasi
ng hormone analogues (it's on wikipedia, although the best way to explain is it that they release hormones depending on the hormones present to lower libido) do a much better job than just whacking them off with garden shears. Then again, that might be just what the doctor ordered...
4:13pm Mon 18 Aug 08
Mum's The Word says...
Well hun as soon as you think that I have been much too nice, bugger the hormones and off with the garden shears for Glitter I say! I would do it myself :)
9:04pm Mon 18 Aug 08
Jim m says...
10:11pm Mon 18 Aug 08
LordBelacqua says...
Jim m wrote:Could be worse old sport - you could have it like us, good ol'fashioned open-border policy.
I commend you immigration department. Each case should be VERY serious. You could end up like us Yanks here with 40 PLUS MILLION, illegal immegrants, and nobody know where the live or their real names! The best part is our wonderfull social service programms, welfare, pays for their health care, food, clothing and homes, no questions ask. Wait a minute, my taxes pay for that. I wish Argentina would open their doors, I would be there in a flash.
10:16pm Mon 18 Aug 08
Mum's The Word says...
10:24pm Mon 18 Aug 08
LordBelacqua says...
Hello Dan how you doing?
Well hun as soon as you think that I have been much too nice, bugger the hormones and off with the garden shears for Glitter I say! I would do it myself :)
Oh my, and to think I missed our dear Mumsie's reply! I do beg your pardon!
You're a braver lady than I - I wouldn't dare go down there! Still, I guess those verge clippers would work...
Arnel Cabrera
David Scott and Cynthia Delfino
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