Homeless man jailed for a week for begging in Belfast

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A homeless man who admitted begging in Belfast has been jailed for a week after being unable to pay a fine. Piotr Dabrowski, 58, could not pay the £80 imposed for the offence when he appeared at the city's Magistrates Court.

The district judge refused to give him a conditional discharge saying he had two other begging convictions and that it was clear they had not deterred him.
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A Reluctant Sinner said…
Thank for pointing out this horrific lack of compassion that seems to be infecting our society and justice system. And I thought the Poor Laws brought in under the anti-Catholic tyrannies of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were bad!

I will keep this poor man, and our law-makers and judges, in my prayers.
20 February 2011 at 02:11
40 Days for Life London said…
Sorry this is off topic, but we wanted to draw your attention to the forthcoming 40 Days for Life campaign starting on 9th March.

We have a website, blog, twitter, and facebook.

If you would add us to your blogrole, or even a blogpost sometime, we would be very grateful. It would be good if you could join us too, and even start a 40 Days for Life in Brighton.

Many thanks

http://www.40daysforlife.com/london/
20 February 2011 at 12:14
Convenor said…
It would be extremely kind if you could add us to your blogroll. We are proposing a Holy Year for Nuns and we've be delighted if you could adopt the idea and promote it.

http://catholicheritage.blogspot.com/2011/02/proclaim-holy-year-for-nuns.html

God bless you!
20 February 2011 at 16:51
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