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Another day, another clown show - Epping asylum seeker and rapist released from Prison ‘by mistake’

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WildLimePoet · 24/10/2025 18:12

You literally couldn’t make this shit up.

This country is broken.

Reform should send David Lamey a big thankyou note for this gift.

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TokyoSushi · 24/10/2025 18:14

Really bad, what a mess up!

flumposie · 24/10/2025 18:15

Just seen this story on the news, followed by the murder of a young mum by another asylum seeker. I am so angry.

ilovesooty · 24/10/2025 18:20

I don't see how David Lammy is personally responsible for this appalling cock up. I'm sure Reform and its groupies will be crowing about it though.

mellongoose · 24/10/2025 18:20

The Home Office is the most dysfunctional government department. Utterly hopeless and actively works against elected representatives. It must stop.

AmyDudley · 24/10/2025 18:23

They were men who committed crimes, the BBC doesn't actually have to say they are asylum seekers. Far more men who are not asylum seekers commit crimes against women every day. They aren't reported as 'man who a born and bred in UK commits crime'. why not ?

And David Lammy is hardly personally responsible for a mistale by a prison ( a prison system the tories had more than enough time to reform but did nothing about.)

Timeforabitofpeace · 24/10/2025 18:24

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PreciousTatas · 24/10/2025 18:31

AmyDudley · 24/10/2025 18:23

They were men who committed crimes, the BBC doesn't actually have to say they are asylum seekers. Far more men who are not asylum seekers commit crimes against women every day. They aren't reported as 'man who a born and bred in UK commits crime'. why not ?

And David Lammy is hardly personally responsible for a mistale by a prison ( a prison system the tories had more than enough time to reform but did nothing about.)

Because these crimes would not have happened if the UK asylum system was working. Those little girls and women would not have been raped or killed if these men were not in the country.

Some nationalities commit some crimes at disproportionate rates to the native British, that should not be ignored or swept under the rug. It helps no one.

I'm far from a reform supporter as an immigrant myself, but this is just stupid. Unvetted criminal men should not be given an opportunity to be freely roaming the UK committing crime.

ninjahamster · 24/10/2025 18:33

The fact he was an asylum seeker is irrelevant.
The issue here is that a prisoner was released incorrectly.

IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 24/10/2025 18:34

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Ya what.
Care to elaborate.

EasternStandard · 24/10/2025 18:36

IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 24/10/2025 18:34

Ya what.
Care to elaborate.

Agree bizarre take

Dockerty · 24/10/2025 18:36

Yeah but don’t forget - the fact that a small boat asylum seeker who was deported under the 500 in 1 out scheme - returned - on a small boat - shows the scheme is working! Yay 🤡

TheLocust · 24/10/2025 18:37

You couldn't make this shit up. No wonder people are angry. So far this week we've had one asylum seeker that was deported to France jump straight into a dinghy and come back across the channel, and now some gormless prison officer has released a sex offender by mistake. It's to be hoped they catch him before he does anything else.

Dockerty · 24/10/2025 18:40

And to those who say this isn’t the governments fault - if this twat had been detained immediately on arrival - as he should have been - the woman and girl involved would never have been harmed in the first place.

Immediately detain and deport on ALL people entering this country illegally.

ColinOfficeTrolley · 24/10/2025 18:41

2 women a week in the UK alone are murdered by men they know.

Are you up in arms about that?

Women will get murdered and raped daily whether illegal immigrants are here or not.

I agree that immigration is a massive issue, but let's not pretend women and girls would be safe if all male asylum seekers disappeared tomorrow.

WildLimePoet · 24/10/2025 18:48

Like PP said, the ‘one in, one out, one back again’ scheme seems to be falling apart. Net result being we are actually bringing more asylum seekers in.

And now sexual offending asylum seekers just walk out or prison.

What this tells you is that this is a regular occurrence, we’re only hearing about it because this guy was the cause of Epping protests.

This country is run by clowns. Both government and authorities.

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PreciousTatas · 24/10/2025 18:31

Because these crimes would not have happened if the UK asylum system was working. Those little girls and women would not have been raped or killed if these men were not in the country.

Some nationalities commit some crimes at disproportionate rates to the native British, that should not be ignored or swept under the rug. It helps no one.

I'm far from a reform supporter as an immigrant myself, but this is just stupid. Unvetted criminal men should not be given an opportunity to be freely roaming the UK committing crime.

You're speaking far too much common sense for some of these people to understand.

Thank God you shared that you're an immigrant otherwise they would have been falling over themselves to call you a racist.

OnlyMabelInTheBuilding · 24/10/2025 18:50

ninjahamster · 24/10/2025 18:33

The fact he was an asylum seeker is irrelevant.
The issue here is that a prisoner was released incorrectly.

It’s relevant as he didn’t need to be here in the first place.

Fluffyholeysocks · 24/10/2025 18:52

ColinOfficeTrolley · 24/10/2025 18:41

2 women a week in the UK alone are murdered by men they know.

Are you up in arms about that?

Women will get murdered and raped daily whether illegal immigrants are here or not.

I agree that immigration is a massive issue, but let's not pretend women and girls would be safe if all male asylum seekers disappeared tomorrow.

I dont think anyone is pretending women and girls would be safe if all male asylum seekers disappeared tomorrow. But Rhiannon Whyte would still be alive.

Greenwitchart · 24/10/2025 18:52

Absolute shambles...

Unbelievable that this could happen in the UK.

BreakingBroken · 24/10/2025 18:53

@ColinOfficeTrolley they would be safer.
It would be nice to have stats on if many offenders are 1st generation.
Most countries are fed up with free flow migration.

merkinmanipulator · 24/10/2025 18:57

ColinOfficeTrolley · 24/10/2025 18:41

2 women a week in the UK alone are murdered by men they know.

Are you up in arms about that?

Women will get murdered and raped daily whether illegal immigrants are here or not.

I agree that immigration is a massive issue, but let's not pretend women and girls would be safe if all male asylum seekers disappeared tomorrow.

Oh, so because non-immigrants rape women, why bother trying to stop immigrant rapists entering the country. Sorry ladies, tough shit, you'd get raped either way.

WildLimePoet · 24/10/2025 18:58

BreakingBroken · 24/10/2025 18:53

@ColinOfficeTrolley they would be safer.
It would be nice to have stats on if many offenders are 1st generation.
Most countries are fed up with free flow migration.

Good luck. This data was promised to be published but the Labour MPs are busy trying to block it from being published and Starmer is actively trying to cover up the truth.

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Whaleandsnail6 · 24/10/2025 18:58

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What on earth do you mean?!

What is a reform prison??

ilovesooty · 24/10/2025 18:59

Whaleandsnail6 · 24/10/2025 18:58

What on earth do you mean?!

What is a reform prison??

She meant prison officer. She's not referring to the prison.

Meadowfinch · 24/10/2025 19:00

BreakingBroken · 24/10/2025 18:53

@ColinOfficeTrolley they would be safer.
It would be nice to have stats on if many offenders are 1st generation.
Most countries are fed up with free flow migration.

This.

I'd like to know what % of death by dangerous driving, knife crime, sexual assault, and murder are perpetrated by first generation immigrants.

Not releasing the figures just makes the govt look like they are hiding something.

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