Highland Council is set to redo a decision allowing convicted rapist David Brown to keep his taxi operator licence despite him being jailed for almost seven years last month.
The extraordinary move came after a review request hearing came to the council’s licensing committee last Tuesday when it is understood that councillors voted behind-closed-doors by majority to allow Brown to keep the operator’s licence.
It’s not mentioned in this article or the BBC’s article, but the radio reported that the vote was split across gender lines.
What’s the point in a licencing authority if they allow convicted rapists a licence? Especially as he committed the crime while performing the job of driving a taxi.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9q2dqzl12zo - a councillor has resigned over this now. I smell the masons in this
He’s resigned and yet still can’t take responsibility for his actions.
Resignation is a signal that you’re accepting you’ve done wrong and atoning for those actions, but his words say otherwise. Trying to justify why he did it, putting the onus on what they’ve been told in licencing by some “other” rather than his own actions.
He had free will, critical thinking, and power. A mysterious bogeyman that told them to be compassionate is a shite excuse. Highland Council will hopefully be the better for his leaving.
Cheers for the update!
Only leaving the committee, not the whole council
Oh of course. Can’t be giving up power that easily!