His mother is Prue Leith, who supports assisted dying.Danny Kruger MP has decided to say the unsayable. Article in the Speccy:
In defence of Danny Kruger
The Tory MP's critics, including JK Rowling, need to listen to what he actually said on the subject of abortion, following the overturning of Roe v. Wadewww.spectator.co.uk
It’s symptomatic of the unhinged nature of the abortion debate that an MP can be heckled in parliament – and lynched online – for stating an obvious if embarrassing reality. Such is the lot of Danny Kruger, who had the further accolade of a kicking from JK Rowling.
On the Roe v. Wade question, which frankly is no business of Westminster – Kruger observed that his colleagues – including Conservatives, mark you: 'think that women have an absolute right to bodily autonomy in this matter, whereas I think in the case of abortion that right is qualified by the fact that another body is involved'.
'I would offer to members who are trying to talk me down that this is a proper topic for political debate. And my point to the frontbench is I don't understand why we are lecturing the United States on a judgment to return the power of decision over this political question to the states, to democratic decision-makers, rather than leaving it in the hands of the courts.'
I don't particularly agree with Kruger, but kudos for the man having the brass ones to say openly what he feels is right.
It won't become a chicken but it does look like a chicken for a while.
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I think that was analysed and dismissed, and harsher sentences have never reduced crime rates. There reasoning was simply that these people weren't there to commit the crimes, especially in deprived neighbourhoods. There's quite a bit debunking the theory but nothing that really kicks it out of the kitchen.1973+15=1988
The year of the US Drug Abuse Act and mandatory sentences for possession of drug etc. Lots of junkies started to get banged up and off the streets.
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 - Wikipedia
No idea if this also contributed to the drop in crime rates.... But worth considering.
The stats currently presented are the abortion is an alternative/backstop to contraceptive use. I think that needs breaking down much further, how many of these are middle class women that can afford a child, and more importantly how many are from a deprived background and can't. People will not stop having sex, and the state is likely to find itself with a hefty welfare bill in the very near future.
If you put someone in prison for 10 years instead of 5, then that individual wont be committing any crimes for the next 5 years.
If you believe that life begins at conception then I assume that you believe that the father is liable for child support from that moment onwards too?
I'm not sure that is entirely true, when some inmates are known to have their sentences extended for committing crimes whilst in prison.
I was.
What about the individual that was released yesterday after a 10 year sentence, or 10 years and 2 days ago etc?
What about him? What do you not understand about him being unable to commit crimes for an additional 5 years?
Makes no odds, the window is moving, one comes out as another goes in, crime is still committed, you just have a bunch of people incarcerated.
If a bloke commits 100 crimes in 5 years, the number will be nil if he's banged up for 5 years.
If only crime was committed by one person you'd be on the money.
What difference does that make? If you lock up 10000 people for 5 year extra years, they won't be committing any more crimes.
