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Chris Huhne Resigns As Mp As He Faces Jail Sentence

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rojash | 14:19 Mon 04th Feb 2013 | News
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/feb/04/chris-huhne-facing-jail-justice

He said "having taken responsibility for something which happened 10 years ago..."

Shouldn't that have been "having FINALLY taken responsibility..."?
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a well reasoned answer Lazygun - absolutely no excuse, deserves what he gets...and some.
or even decennially.....

I am sorry for that. I would put Chris Huhne's sins as minor considering some of the porkie-pies that we hear on a daily basis in Parliament.

PP
Yes, Lazy's post was well reasoned. So was Fred's actually.

And I got a mention in both of them, so bonus points to both Lazy and Fred for giving me a mention.
Great answer LazyGun @ 22:39.
"The Police and CPS have no real interest in convicting a person who gives away three points. They just want a high profile scalp.

If it had been a low paid labourer, and his wife had shopped him for asking her to take his points, would the authorities have spent huge sums of public money to pursue justice, and higher ideals? No, of course not. "

If it was you or I the case wouldnt have been dragged out for ten years

do you understand what perjury is ?
You really dont see whats going on here do you.....still ?!
It's not the original crime, but the attempts at a cover up, which bring the problems.
Is Huhne's case an example of hubris in action?
If it were you or I the CPS would definately have tried to bring a prosecution for perversion - However I'm pretty sure that they'd have given in after a short struggle.

But the fact that he was high profile does not necessarilly meanthat the Police (or more accurately the CPS) just wanted a high profile scalp.

The case was high profile and if they'd just given in they'd have come in for a lot of criticism and accusations of wasting public money or precisely the accusation of wanting a high profile scalp.

Huhne's high profile made it a high stakes issue which is I believe why it was persued with such tenacity
The transcripts of the texts between Huhne and his son make interesting reading. Reading between the lines I'd say his son seems a bit disappointed with him..

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2273507/Chris-Huhnes-foul-mouthed-texts-Youre-pathetic-loser-joke-Son-savages-Huhne-salvo-texts.html?ICO=most_read_module
@Ludwig It really makes for sad reading, those texts between father and son. The level of vitriol expressed by the son speaks of a real sense of hurt and betrayal.

The more I hear and read about Chris Huhne, the less I think of him as an individual...
I watched a clip on TV last night of him categorically denying he had done this when it all first came out - TWIT !!!!!
Maybe it's something to do with living precariously on the edge of the island. I think maybe down here we are just out of touch with the rest of the country.

That awful son's texts are being proudly displayed to show that even CH's family were against him.

But I'd say to that dreadful son ...

(1) you stand by your Friends and family, even when they've done something you disapprove of, because that's possibly when they need you the most, and

(2) you don't use "autistic" as a term of abuse, because there are people who actually suffer from autism ... although you probably never meet them in your privileged student world which your daddy is paying for while you *** him off.

If I had to choose between someone who shared speeding points, or someone who used expressions like "you autistic piece of sh1t" ... I know whom I'd prefer to mix with!
jj

Perhaps the level of the son's venom and anger is a reflection of how much he has been hurt by his father?
Yeah, but ...

Happy to milk the status when dad is an MP.

Not happy to stand by dad when he needs you.

Happily, it's a long time since I've heard words like "autistic" or "spastic" used as terms of abuse.

Sadly, now revived by this ghastly boy.

Those texts will look great on his CV.
Is there really kudos to be gained from having a dad who is an MP?
It would be a boring old world if we all took the same view of everything JJ :)

I would agree with you that the sons choice of language is pretty extreme - and I certainly agree that using the word autistic or the condition autism as a perjorative insult is wrong.
Reading those texts though, the level of hurt and betrayal that the son feels, on behalf of his mum and himself comes through very clearly.

Given what i have read about Huhne, given what i have seen of him in interviews over the years, I would not want to spend any time in his company.

You view this whole affair as a minor issue, a sideshow, and irrelevance. Many readers see it completely differently. Perjury, lying to the police, the declarations of innocence to the media, the decision by a multimillionaire and a one-time home office spokesperson to attempt to evade justice, the subsequent perversion of justice- all of these speak to a character of arrogance, self-satisfaction, pompousness and total self- absorbtion - major character failings most especially for someone who is supposedly a representative of the people, someone working for the public good.

I know that we all will have our own interpretations about what are trivial and what are serious infractions of the law- but when you start lying to evade the consequences of your actions, thats when it becomes a serious issue.
@JJ- Just read your last post- I have not seen any evidence to suggest that the son was "hsppy yo milk his dads MP status" - where is that coming from?
We have to disagree on things, Lazy, otherwise these threads would just fizzle out.

Could you imagine a thread with a warning ...

"Only Post On This Thread If You Agree With Everybody!"

lol
//have not seen any evidence to suggest that the son was "happy to milk his dads MP status" - where is that coming from?//

Speculation, lol

("speculation" = "just made it up")

:0/
i see this as a case of supreme hubris on the part of Chris Huhne, if he had accepted the points at the time none of this would have happened. He would have had to employ a driver, so what, he is wealthy enough to have done so, and in all likelihood would eventually have had a ministerial car.

as to his sons comments, apart from one particular comment, which has already been mentioned, i am sure he is dreadfully hurt by his fathers betrayal. Not just about lying about the points, which has been bad enough but dumping his wife, the boys mother.
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