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WE PETITION TO RESTORE THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE  AND THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRAIL BEFORE PUNISHMENT AND TO REPEAL THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT

WE PETITION TO RESTORE THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE AND THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRAIL BEFORE PUNISHMENT AND TO REPEAL THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT

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Started by Anonymous 16 years, 3 months ago

 Restore the presumption of innocence.  


A business woman who inadvertently purchased £250’s worth of stolen goods from a supplier was ordered to pay the State the £7000 she has saved since starting work at 16 years old under the Proceeds of Crime Act. (POAC)

The man who has supplied her with the stolen property  was  ordered to pay just one £1 because err  “he did not have any assets”

If the lady does not pay the State her life savings then she will go to jail and still have pay the £7000 plus the interest calculated at 8% per day

This is State extortion and oppression and has nothing whatsoever to do with justice.  In fact it appears justice is the last thing the British Courts h=are interested in they seem to be finding way to  relieve  anyone who has the termidity to start a business of their own of their hard earned cash.

Going into business for you was always a risky business and entrepreneurs have taken on these challenges and brought prosperity to nations on the back of their enterprise and hard work.  Now  they are faced with State Persecution which means they are no=-longer considered to have innocently  become involved  even once in a dodgy deal or goods  but considered guilty of complicity regardless of the facts.

The State the Crown Prosecution Service and the Police are pushing the British people into penury where only the very brave will consider running a business in Britain entrepreneurs will be moving abroad where not only are tax prospects better but where they will be welcomed and not treated as criminals if a client or supplier is found to be less than honest.

For the British population as a whole the Proceeds of Crime Act lauded as way to relieve Drugs Barons , Terrorists and Organised criminals of their ill-gotten gains  now hardly effects the Mr Bigs as they have the finance to the for knowledge  to  have found way round  the POAC. 

The State now pursues easier  targets frequently   working class and lower middle class women who traditionally are the homemakers and savers with small businesses.   Paedophiles, rapists, burglars and vandals are not worth pursuing as  either the crime not being financial  then POCA cannot be used or they are too dangerous to pursue.  This invidious practise is increasing  and so is police propaganda  which  encourages  people to spy on each other  in the manner of the Stasi  whilst propagating  the view that POCA is used against real criminals such as drugs barons when it truth it is not.    They also fail to tell the public they get a bonus payment in senior officers pay for every pound they fleece from the public they are paid to protect.

The treatment or ordinary working people as criminals combined with State Theft of their life savings  and bonus payments to  Police Officers is leading to the collapse of Society as we know it.




 

 

Updates

May 6, 2010

Watching my own family suffer under these unfair laws is why I started this and reading your stories confirms I am not fighting alone. I am spending my afternoons drafting formal requests to challenge these overreaching powers because no one should be punished before they ever face a judge.

May 6, 2010

Seeing this momentum grow confirms that I am not alone in my outrage over how the State is treating hard working business owners. My friend never deserved to lose her entire life savings to this legal nightmare and watching you all rally behind this cause gives me real hope for change.

9 Comments

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John Oliver
16 years ago Featured

total overreach. they can take everything you own without a conviction? madness.

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Mark Sharma
16 years ago Featured

the proceeds of crime act is just legalized theft by the state. restore our rights

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Claire Schneider
16 years ago Featured

justice system is broken beyond repair. nobody listens to us anyway

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Sarah Richards
16 years ago Featured

GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT is basically how it feels now. scary stuff.

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Steve Bauer
16 years ago Featured

fix the law. stop letting them seize assets without a trial. plain and simple.

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Dave Donnelly
16 years ago Featured

about time someone looked at this law. its a total joke and ruins lives before a judge even sees the case

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terry hinkley
11 years ago

no trust in any politician

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terry hinkley
11 years ago

no trust in any politician

maureen hillier

we need justice

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