Should Chris Brown's punishment carry on?
| 09:44 UK time, Wednesday, 9 June 2010
He was vilified by the press, made to apologise publicly and convicted of assault. But it seems singer Chris Brown's punishment goes further than just a criminal conviction.
He has now been denied entry to the UK and his planned concerts will no longer go ahead. It's prompted a twitition on twitter, calling for Brown's visa to be granted on the grounds that his remorse of his attack on his then girlfriend Rihanna is well documented.
It's one of the most shared stories on Facebook with comments like these:
Chris Brown denied a visa in the UK and has had to cancel his tour there. Oh come on, England!just can't believe how petty this country can be, when you look at what others get away with.
i think he should be allowed in this country everyone makes mistakes...... im going dwn there and thats what im gonna do........ i think its bang out of order and i want the whole world to know it
and there's a Facebook petition too.
But it's not all good. There are a fair few comments in support of the decision of the UK authorities on this blog
Serves him right, He shouldn't hit womenLaw should be the same for everyone!!
Where do you stand? Is the UK government right to refuse a visa on security grounds? Chris Brown is a singer with a huge international following and he's been convicted of assault on another major star. But does he seriously pose a security risk as the
authorities say?
Is his criminal conviction and the punishment handed to him enough, or does he have to pay further by not being able to tour internationally?
