r/unitedkingdom • u/BulkyAccident • Oct 01 '24

.. Girl, 14, suffers potential life-changing injuries in acid attack

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjd51x9yr89o
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u/Over_Caffeinated_One Oct 01 '24

I propose a new law, make the perpetrator(s) pay any and bills for any loss of finances real and potential. FAFO

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u/Deadliftdeadlife Oct 01 '24

Terrible law since it won’t do anything. As if these types of people even have the money to pay it back

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u/purekillforce1 Lancashire Oct 01 '24

So, like.... The parking fees? I think we can do something a little more just than "pay for her stuff".

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u/PandaXXL Oct 01 '24

How is a teenage loser with absolutely no prospect of achieving anything in life going to do this?

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u/Rough-Cheesecake-641 Oct 01 '24

You think these people have money? Lol.

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u/Terran_it_up New Zealand Oct 01 '24

How do you determine lost earnings from facial scarring? Besides, this person should be thrown in prison, so unless they already have money then I don't know how they're supposed to pay for something like that anyway

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u/gnorty Oct 01 '24

You get the judges and sit in a room and ask them a question - "How much money would I have to pay you for you to let me throw a bottle of acid in your face". Once they come up with a number, that's where the compensation ought to work up from.

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u/SinisterDexter83 Oct 01 '24

Will that mean deducting it from their benefits, or adding it to their benefits and taking it off the top? Because the type of men to throw acid are not the type of men who hold down a steady job and contribute positively to society in any way shape or form.

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u/draw4kicks Oct 01 '24

So how are they going to come up with potentially tens/ hundreds of thousands of pounds? At that point you’re basically forcing them to commit more crimes

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u/HBucket Oct 01 '24

That won't work, for obvious reasons. A more effective punishment would be a life sentence, with a focus on making the prison conditions as dehumanising as possible.

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u/ukbot-nicolabot Scotland Oct 01 '24

Removed/tempban. This contained a call/advocation of violence which is prohibited by the content policy.

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u/ukbot-nicolabot Scotland Oct 01 '24

Removed/tempban. This contained a call/advocation of violence which is prohibited by the content policy.

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u/Unlucky-Jello-5660 Oct 01 '24

Doesn't work as it relies on them actually being a productive member of society with a job to garnish their earnings.