Not by you, it would seem. I imagine you to have a cellar with newspaper cuttings adorning all the walls, and several burned-out effigies of him, their ashes smeared into the concrete where you have ritualistically mixed them with the blood of a freshly culled goat and the tails of seven neutered hedgehogs.
The questions are reasonable. If they were not, why did you take the time to answer them?
1.[quote] He was sentenced to 4 years, and he went on the lam. The Taiwanese authorities have every right to start counting only when he actually shows up in a Taiwan jail. His remand time would come down to negotiation, however what does he have to negotiate with? Nothing. I think it mor likely that he gets additional time added on for fleeing the country, for using someone else’s passport and whatever else they can prove. The 4 years are more likely to turn to 8 if you ask me, however I am merely guessing.[/quote]
Firstly, the passport is the property of the UK. Therefore, wouldn’t this mean that only the UK can bring charges for the fraudulent use of a travel document? Any charges filed in Taiwan would surely only cover deception, as the customs officers were deceived. Fraud must surely only relate to the document being used, but alas I am no expert.
Secondly, any fair and reasonable legal system would take time in remand as time served. Counting from the day he sets foot in Taiwan and not taking time served in remand into account only illustrates Taiwan’s immature behavior with regards to legal proceedings. Punish the guy for the crime, not Taiwan’s incompetence in allowing him to flee and any loss of face resulting from it.
Thirdly, although I respect a lot of your other posts on this forum, just exactly what is in it for you? I have rarely seen such glee and enthusiasm garnered from the demise and loss of liberty of another human being.
I still believe the trial was unprofessional. I still believe the police lied and made up stories and did not carry out the work which they should have done, (based on my own experiences, other peoples’ experiences, common knowledge of how the police work and on what was reported in the media specifically about this case), so regardless of whether he killed the rider or not, there undoubtedly has been some foul play somewhere in this case. The courts should be lenient. They have their man, and they’ve show how super fabulous they are - why can’t they leave it at that?
So, Mr. He. How much did you bet on him being extradited? How much money did he owe you? How many customers did his business take away from yours?Why are you so vindictively happy about another man’s ill-fortune? Why is it that every time there is a discussion about this case, it’s always YOU who has the the most to say and displays the most relish in saying it? Why are you not lobbying for the police to go looking for the less publicized case of the truck driver who wiped out a family last year, and then fled? Why don’t you mention the countless other injustices where people die on the road because of the inconsideration and irresponsible behavior of drivers, who then escape justice, that you hear about every week for on the news for ONE day only?
Regardless of what Zain has or hasn’t done, he is still a human being and you’d do well as one to remember that.
The past crimes that everybody likes to talk about are totally unrelated to this case and as I believe were related to copyright infringement. I’d love to have a look at the prosecutor’s office and home computers to make sure there are no copyright infringements going on there.[/quote]
Why do you care about my posting habits?
I keep bringing it up for 2 reasons:
- It shows the hypocrisy of certain former posters - note that back then at least one of my friends was threathened with violence as a result of this. Rubbing it into their and your faces therefore makes sense to me.
- I like to see justice being served, and look forward to change my signature to “Welcome back Zain”.
I know that you likely were friends, but accept that he is guilty like the Scottish court did, and stop sniping at the messenger.