TV licence non-payment may be decriminalised

[AgaPanthers]

Apparently one in nine of all criminal cases in the magistrates courts are for TV licence non-payment. Basically our courts are being used for Crapita to collect money using menaces.

70 people a year are sent to prison for not paying their TV licence.

The Tories want to decriminalise television watching.

Let's hope it happens.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2576192/TV-licence-dodgers-wont-prosecuted-refuse-pay-dealt-civil-courts-instead.html

[caruthers]

Women being sent to prison over this sort of thing is appalling.

Anyone being sent to prison for this is appalling.

[frumpity33higswash]

Magistrates to fine someone 300 who cant pay 145 is akin to a delayed prison sentence The BBC should change the system and stop
paying departing employess monstrous pay-offs Poor women should not be in prison so the BBC can pay Michael Mcintyre an enormous salary.

[AchyFox]

Licence fee should just be taken out of general taxation.

Letters, enforcement officers, detector vans, all a complete waste of money.