The
average detention time of children who had been arrested for robbery, drug possession or grand theft was four and a half days!
The average
detention time for a child who had committed no crime, but had been the victim of wayward (and often alcoholic) parents, was seven weeks.
While doing
detention time in a storeroom at their high school, nerdy Spencer (Alex Wolff), football star Fridge (Ser» Darius Blain), non-conformist Martha (Morgan Turner) and boy - crazy Bethany (Madison Iseman) find an old video game console still loaded with a cassette.
Shadow home secretary David Davis reacted cautiously to the news, saying the Tories would look at any new evidence for an extension of the
pre-charge detention time, but warned that the terrorist alert yesterday was «not sufficient reason» in itself.
Original proposals to extend the
maximum detention time from 14 days to 90 were roundly rejected in the Commons by a vote of 322 to 291, with 49 Labour MPs rebelling.
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall task the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee to study the extent to
which detention time contributes to drivers violating hours of service requirements and driver fatigue.
It's
detention time for David Tennant as he goes from Time Lord to House Master for St Trinians II: The Legend Of Fritton's Gold.
However, it does not rule out the possibility that evidence justifying this increase could be made, in which case extending
the detention time would be proportionate, subject to certain safeguards.
And Mr Blair said the question of extending
the detention time limit for terror suspects beyond 28 days would be included in these - making clear he still supported the idea.
Happily for him,
his detention this time, unlike mine, was for a short spell.
Even those who believe in extending
the detention time do so, one can only presume, with a heavy heart.