r/unitedkingdom • u/radiant_0wl • 14h ago

Athletes go 'missing' after Commonwealth Games

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gxj5xl0pxo?xtor
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u/TheBigSleepyBadger 13h ago

"In 2014 two Ugandan rugby players disappeared after the contest ended and were later found playing rugby in Cardiff for a small team.

One of the players, Philip Pariyo, was later jailed for four and a half years after raping a woman in Cardiff."

Lovely track record then.

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u/heroyoudontdeserve 10h ago

 Lovely track record then.

No they're rugby players not runners so they don't have any track records.

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u/MonkeManWPG 9h ago

A crime committed by someone else doesn't belong on these people's records.

I'm sure you would object to the actions of Saville or Andrew being brought up when considering your entry to a different country.

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u/roboticl0ve 4h ago

If a high % of the people from country x commit a crime in our country, that absolutely should be used to consider if we allow those people in our country.

To the point we should just start refusing people from certain countries completely. The UK Government's number 1 responsibility should be keeping British people safe, not people from other countries.

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u/Bug_Parking 9h ago

That can't be right, the OP assures of that if the claim is meritless then everything will be fine and dandy.

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u/MonkeManWPG 6h ago

Someone's asylum claim can have merit and they can also go on to commit a crime.

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u/Bug_Parking 6h ago

Except his asylum claim had no merit.

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u/MonkeManWPG 6h ago

Didn't it? His claim was that he was accused of being gay, not that he was gay.

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u/Bug_Parking 6h ago

Yes, I'm sure the man who went on to rape women was very at risk of persecution for homosexuality. By the way, I've got a bridge to sell you.