Should Ronnie Biggs be freed ?

[Tom Cornwall]

Was he thinking of his family when he commited his many crimes? .

what does 'many' mean here? how many crimes are you talking about? it seems the crime, after all these years, is that he seemed to make a fool of the authorities in trying to get him back. He's not going to re-offend, so why take up a space in prison, or perhaps it's a hospital bed, and wasting the time of the prison officers who have to guard him.

[Metalattakk]

it seems the crime, after all these years, is that he seemed to make a fool of the authorities in trying to get him back. He's not going to re-offend, so why take up a space in prison, or perhaps it's a hospital bed, and wasting the time of the prison officers who have to guard him.

When he's served his original sentence, then served an added sentence for breaking out of jail and sodding off to South America, I'll agree to his release.

Until then, nope, sorry, no matter how 'harmless' to society, no chance.

This is why we have laws, and punishments for breaking them.

[stiggy]

No he shouldn't be released.

He was given a sentence and should do the full length of it. He choose to do the crime and to flee justice, just as he choose to return to the UK for free medical care well he's getting that where he is so keep him there. Did he give any thought to his victim who may have survived his attack but never truely recovered, or to his family.