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    BBC News (UK)‏Verified account @BBCNews 4 Apr 2017

    Offender's £44k phone bill paid by North Wales Policehttp://bbc.in/2nzaiXz 

    1:17 AM - 4 Apr 2017
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    • Right Wing Manaff Aiman Robert Graps Zedsalim Mr.Mister R|L Sheryl Carew Frank HIll Abbey
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      1.  🇬🇧‏ @DigsbyMooose 4 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Please rephrase it from paid by North Wales Police to - paid by the taxpayers due to police incompetence

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      1. Sanjay Bhatia‏ @Witspunmuse 4 Apr 2017
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        Better to be a crook in U.K. than a "Law" abiding citizen?

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      1. Jerry Healy‏ @JerryHealy1 4 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCNews

        Once again the generous taxpayer foots the bill. Thanks for that!

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      1. M.munir‏ @munzi2 4 Apr 2017
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        Condoning the offence? Justice huh? Tax payers expense..shameful

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      1. Warakuna‏ @Warakuna 4 Apr 2017
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        If they must have a phone. A really really basic one with no internet capability.

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      1. John Hind‏ @jmhind 4 Apr 2017
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        Maybe the Chief Constanble should pay it out his/her salary?

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      1. David Gaskell‏ @TwoWheelNutDave 4 Apr 2017
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        How many months was 'a number of months'?

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      1. STOKESIE51‏ @rfstokes44 4 Apr 2017
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        Or was the bill really £200? Then the rest was "plucked from the sky" and where did it go then??? 🤔

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      1. STOKESIE51‏ @rfstokes44 4 Apr 2017
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        Absolutely pathetic!!!

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      1. R.J.W  ❄‏ @Leicereon 4 Apr 2017
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        So next time cap the phones data usage perhaps?

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      1. chris‏ @chrisspencer117 4 Apr 2017
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        Only in Wales would a criminal not know about a £100 unlimited phone plan.

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      1. Ian Fleming‏ @tidespring 4 Apr 2017
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        UNFUCKING BELIEVABLE

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      1. dave hitchin‏ @HitchinDave 4 Apr 2017
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        Perhaps the human rights act forces police to give mobile phones to offenders.

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      1. Owen Gibbs‏ @Garbotron 4 Apr 2017
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        pic.twitter.com/eP17uSt3Mr

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      1. Jason N‏ @JNeatUK 4 Apr 2017
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        😂😂😂😂😂😂

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      1. Bryon Dun‏ @brymor78 4 Apr 2017
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        I suppose we will get the usual "we have learnt from this and will move on" statement while actually not kicking anyone for the cock up 😡

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      1. GrahamH‏ @grahamh941 4 Apr 2017
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        And it didn't have a limit on it why? Nobody noticed why?

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