China to execute British man

[Dick Moby]

Have to disagree there Reggie. I was in a chemist shop recently and one addict, who was in for his free methadone, took up the time of two shop assistants. He seemed to be quite happy holding everybody else up because it was his "right". One look at this prick would be enough to put people off drugs for life. The only help I would offer these people is a free overdose. At least it would give his parents closure as I'm sure they dread the sound of the phone or a knock on the door.

[David Johnson]

OEJ

"If he gets clemency for being bi polar the chinese will become the laughing stock of the orient"

Why? Is mental illness, something to take the piss out of and have a good laugh about? Are the people of the "Orient" so stupid that they don't understand that mental illness exists? I don't think so. What are you arguing here?

The charity, Reprieve has released witness statements it said it had collected from people who knew Shaikh while he was living homeless in Poland. Reprieve's witnesses all say Shaikh had been clearly mentally ill when they knew him, and that he was fixated on recording a song that he believed would usher in world peace.

According to Reprieve, he was hoping that his song about rabbits would bring world peace and he had been convinced that going to China would help him to be a big recording star. Apparently he had emailed Gordon Brown and others about his recording career. The song is on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFv0eS5p9hs

"I bet he wasnt so bi polar when he agreed to go along with it though was he?"
Sorry, this statement doesn't make sense to me.
To read more about bi polar symptoms, have a look at this,
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Bipolar-di ... ptoms.aspx
I draw your attention to the following symptom - being delusional, having hallucinations, and disturbed, or illogical thinking. And the following paragraph,
During episodes of mania and depression, someone with bipolar disorder may experience strange sensations, such as seeing, hearing, or smelling things that are not there (hallucinations). They may also believe things that seem irrational to other people (delusions). These types of symptoms are known as psychosis, or a psychotic episode.

"And mores to the point, what has that got to do with anything? Everyone is bi polar to a degree."
Surely, being psychotic and having hallucinations has got something to do with a criminal case. Isn't that why we have Broadmoor and Rampton in the UK? Obviously when charged with such a serious crime, there are going to be people who come up with all sorts of weird reasons for being released. However, there seems to be sufficient background here to justify his death sentence being commuted. Especially, if it goes ahead, he would be the first EU citizen executed in China for 50 years.

Cheers
D

[wayne]

surely now is the time to release his record while he has all this publicity and if he gets killed thats even more record sales (wokred for elvis and kurt cobain)

[David Johnson]

Err, have you listened to it? Smells Like Teen Spirit, it ain't.

[Dick Moby]

Reggie, I pulled a druggie out of a harbour several years ago. It turned out that I went to school with his mother and I knew her quite well. About 12 months later the fucker died of an overdose so all I did was give his mother another 12 months of worry. Somebody threw him a lifebelt and I went down a ladder and grabbed him. If it happened again I hope somebody would throw him a breeze block or a nice length of chain.

[Sam Slater]

[quote]If it happened again I hope somebody would throw him a breeze block or a nice length of chain.[/quote]

Good tidings for the New Year, Dick.

[Dick Moby]

And to you