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Should Criminals Be Deported After Sentence

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Too violent for Australia: Criminal who posed 'unacceptable risk of harm' sent back to Britain after 40 years Down Under

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With a rucksack slung casually over his shoulder he could be any holidaymaker arriving back at Heathrow Airport on a flight from Australia.

But Clifford Tucker, 47, has no home in to return to in the UK, having lived on the other side of the world for more than 40 years.

The British career criminal has been deported by Australia because he was declared to be pose 'an unacceptable risk of harm' by the authorities Down Under.

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He doesn't look much of a risk to me, but who's to say? He's served his time hasn't he?

Do you think criminals should be deported really after their sentences - it doesn't happen in the UK because of people's human rights, but then again can we argue what kind of society does Australia want?

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