Metro readers say ‘absolutely not’ as the Butcher of Bosnia sues UK over laptop
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Suing the UK shows he has no remorse for his crimes
Bosnian Serb war criminal Radovan Karadžić is suing the UK government for breaching his human rights after being told he cannot have a laptop in his Isle of Wight prison cell (Metro, Thu).
The Butcher of Bosnia ordered the 44-month siege of Srebrenica and the cold-blooded killing of 8,000 men and boys during the Balkans War.
He was jailed for 40 years after being convicted of genocide and a string of war crimes in The Hague.
He is lucky there were no more Nuremberg-like courts being held and death sentences still handed out.
Clearly he is not feeling remorse for his crimes, looking to sue the government and putting a financial goal of £50,000 on his demands.
He should not be allowed a laptop. Instead, he should try writing down the crimes he has committed and asking forgiveness from God before passing away as this is his only precious chance left. Tareq Alani, Glasgow
Karadžić absolutely should not have a laptop or anything else to make his life comfortable. He lost his rights when he instigated genocide. He should be kept in isolation. Why should we have to pay for his pathetic grievances? Let him rot and go to hell! Maria, via email
Human rights? What about the human rights of the 8,000 men and boys Karadžić had killed? He should be birched every day of his life. Trevor, Tottenham.
Why isn’t he imprisoned in Serbia, Bosnia or Croatia?
What on earth is this oh-so generous country playing at ?
War criminal the Butcher of Bosnia now resides in an Isle of Wight prison at the expense of the wonderful British, forever-paying-out taxpayer and now he is in the process of suing the government for a laptop ban… youcouldn’t make it up. Will Vladimir Putin be on his way next? And is there any reason why Serbia, Bosnia or Croatia can’t have him? Steve, Hackbridge
I strongly feel that to reduce overcrowding in our prisons we should deport any non-UK prisoners so they serve sentences in their own country. And then ban them from the UK. Lisa, Colchester
I recently heard the story of Cindy Ngamba, a female boxer at last month’s Paris Olympics, who became the first person to win a medal as a member of the official Refugee Olympic Team.
She is a refugee from Cameroon (on account of her sexuality) who lives and trains in the UK, and would’ve been winning a medal for Team GB if her immigration paperwork had been processed in time.
Instead, she was arrested while trying to complete said paperwork and was held without cause in a detention centre overnight.
She is clearly a genuine refugee and is remaining in the UK even after being treated appallingly, which is lucky for us because she evidently has a lot to offer. Makes you think, doesn’t it? Helen Shaw, Liverpool
Music so loud you can’t hear anything else and where have all the nice men gone?
I just saw Alien: Romulus, which is one heck of a visually stunning film.
I’d even go so far as to say it’s the third best of all the Alien movies.
But I have harsh words about the sound in it. It features several young actors and half of them were British.
Quite a substantial part of the time these British thesps swallowed their words in a gabbled, garbled mumble and I could barely understand them.
Meanwhile their American colleagues employed a clear and crisp delivery.
Americans used to look up to British actors as the prime example of how to enunciate properly.
It looks as though the tables have turned somewhat and British actors have lost that much-prized technique, while the Americans have just got better and better at it.
It’s a shame because it spoiled a lot of the movie for me. I also didn’t like the audio mix, which had the music so loud at times, you couldn’t tell what anyone was saying. William Barklam, Erith
Further to the letters regarding shop muzak (MetroTalk, Tue). I am partially deaf and have hearing aids. I find background music in TV programmes particularly annoying as they are often as loud or louder than the dialogue. Peter, Chelmsford
What is it with soaps lately? Full of awful men. Can’t watch anymore. Bring back the nice ones! Wilma, via email