Max Clifford arrested for alleged sexual offences.

Other serious offences would have to be determined by the judiciary and parliament.

You avoided the question. Serious offences are determined by the judiciary and parliament. You already determined that murder is 'serious' and by default sex abuse isn't because of crime timeline? What is it you would like to see changed regarding historical sex offences and why, considering you've made a 'conclusion'.?

Are they to rehabilitate a person to prevent future offending or purely punishment

Why does it have to be purely punishment? what about 'purely justice'. bear in mind there is still a victim who requires justice at the least..

There are different levels and types of of abuse ranging from touching to violent rape that is why I gave the answer I did. Sexual offences committed against children and offences committed against adults are separate issues and need considering differently.

The government have to decide which types of offences can be pursued and prosecuted after a certain passage of time

I do not consider it appropriate for someone to report another for touching them 40 years ago after the crime was committed when both were adults.

Attitudes and acceptable behaviour change over the years and so do people. Remember we are talking of over 30 years ago and more in some instances.

I would like you to explain what you consider purely justice.

Would an apology suffice or do you also want punishment ?

What do you consider is the purpose of custodial sentences ?

Punishment or rehabilitation ?

If the answer is rehabilitation of an offender to prevent further offending what is the point of jailing old men who have not offended for many years.

How about justice for his victims?

How about some justice for the escort officer killed in the line of duty whose death never even made the centre pages of most newspapers when this creep was all over the front pages again.

We have our priorities wrong, Clifford, like the rest of the arrogant elite he represents is incarcerated, the complainant in this latest case must have been aware of the previous hearings and should have come forward earlier.

Well we wont have to worry about him anymore, another sex offender out of the way for good.I imagine his family will miss him but not many other people will.

Well we wont have to worry about him anymore, another sex offender out of the way for good.I imagine his family will miss him but not many other people will.

Agreed ..........

As members apparently cannot desist from jibes following his death in prison, this thread has been closed.