Salman Butt released early from prison

[Agent Nationaux]

So Buttocks has been released early due to being a foreign national. Fair decision?

 

[Spikey]

only if he has to walk back home

 

[Viscount Tom]

Can't come back for ten years, can we do that with the other two?

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Asif is still here appealing his ban so I think it's only if you are released before the bare minimum length.

 

[Viscount Tom]

Ah, Amir been a young offender probably releases him from that anyway although I think he served the minimum.

 

[fredfertang]

You won't find many on here who are more inclined towards wishy washy liberalism than I am but I can't help feeling this makes a mockery of a system that was, slightly to my surprise I am embarassed to say, robust enough to sentence him to 30 months in the first place.

Now if he had to serve the balance of his time in a Pakistani jail, or even just some of it, then I'd probably take a different view ............

 

[Furball]

I really don't see the point of sentencing him for 30 months then releasing him early.

 

[smash84]

You won't find many on here who are more inclined towards wishy washy liberalism than I am but I can't help feeling this makes a mockery of a system that was, slightly to my surprise I am embarassed to say, robust enough to sentence him to 30 months in the first place.

Now if he had to serve the balance of his time in a Pakistani jail, or even just some of it, then I'd probably take a different view ............

it would have been nice to have him in a pakistani prison with the general inmates.

He might have gotten sodomized in prison though. Punishment enough I would think

 

[Spikey]

cause butt *** is so bad

 

[jan]

What does general public in Pakistan say to his return home? How is he regarded now?

 

[G.I.Joe]

News of his return might be overshadowed by the constitutional crisis on currently. He got lucky, IMO.

 

[smash84]

yep....awta

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Disgraceful decision to let him out early. Should have served the full sentence in my view. Hopefully he will never play cricket again.

 

[Cruxdude]

Looking at his comments after coming back it doesn't seem like he has grown any sense during his time in jail.

 

[Valer]

Eh? This seems to be a pretty open and shut use of the (English) early release system... I certainly wouldn't want to pay taxes for him to live in an Australian prison.

Butt is a non dangerous criminal and hence I see no problem with his early release. Prison as a punitive measure is poor use of public funds. Fwiw you also do the same thing with drug mules for example, I hardly think Butt's case is any worse.

Eta: This is NOT endorsement of him being able to return to cricket in any way.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Looking at his comments after coming back it doesn't seem like he has grown any sense during his time in jail.

He is even more of an idiot than Amir. At least Amir came clean and is trying to get sympathy.

 

[Mercerenary]

He is a lucky guy for coming from out of prison 6 months early, when he deserves to come out on 2020

 

[Agent Nationaux]

He is a lucky guy for coming from out of prison 6 months early, when he deserves to come out on 2020

Lol, that long a sentence for being harmless to society.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Probably the first time in history a butt has been released early from a prison.

 

[smash84]