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A company boss has refused to consider former soldiers as potential employees
A company boss has compared British soldiers to paedophiles and drug dealers after refusing a request by a recruitment service to provide jobs for former troops.
Karl Winn, 60, said he would rather 'recruit ex-drug dealers, convicts and child molesters' than employ former servicemen or women.
His comments came after he was contacted...more >> Company boss compares British troops to child molesters in rant at job agency
A company boss has refused to consider former soldiers as potential employees
A company boss has compared British soldiers to paedophiles and drug dealers after refusing a request by a recruitment service to provide jobs for former troops.
Karl Winn, 60, said he would rather 'recruit ex-drug dealers, convicts and child molesters' than employ former servicemen or women.
His comments came after he was contacted by Forces Recruitment Services and asked if he would consider taking on ex-soldiers at his net design company Webeurope.
Mr Winn, of Taunton, Somerset, wrote back: 'Personally, I'd rather recruit ex-drug dealers, convicts and even child molesters rather than consider anybody who has been in the pay of the British Government.'
'Anybody who has been in the pay of such a military force, and by their silence and complicity has condoned such illegal and immoral actions while accepting a monthly bloodstained pay-packet , certainly won't be considered for employment by us.'
'The reality for the families of their victims is that there will never be any justice, and there never will be any closure, for the loss of a son, a husband, a child, or a family member who has fallen victim to British Military personnel who are going beyond 'just doing their job'.
'Please remove us from your email list. Regards, Karl.'
Despite initially blaming a disgruntled ex-worker who he claimed had hacked into his emails, Mr Winn later admitted to The Sun that he had written them - and stood by his comments.
He admitted they may have been 'a bit over the top' but then said: 'I don't regret saying it at all.'
'Even if it costs me money I'll still stand up for what I believe in,' he said.
'If you have a paedophile, at least he goes to court and is seen to be accountable for what he's done. That's why I made a reference.'
Mr Winn's staff were later seen removing corporate signs from outside his office, which employs 16 people.
FRS managing director Graham Brown said he was 'staggered' by Mr Winn's attitude, which he said 'simply beggared belief.'
'I wonder if the Royal Marine detachment based in Taunton would share your belief,' he told Mr Winn in an email.
Winn later released a statement attempting to justify his comments.
'Ex-paedophiles and drug addicts who have been charged and paid the price for their actions deserve a chance to get on with their lives. In my opinion, military personnel who have got away with murder do not.'
'The reality from the north of Ireland, to Afghanistan and Iraq, is that the perpetrators of such atrocities will always be free to get on with their lives, safe in the knowledge that the policy of the British Government is to ensure their protection from prosecution.'
'I will therefore continue with my blanket ban on employing ex-military personnel.
I understand this will affect innocent as well as guilty people.'
5 days ago
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|  | Bill Norrie
http://www.webeurope.co.uk/press-release.php
worth reading............ 6 hours ago
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|  | Mark Ashman
Leslie, His company name is webeurope based in Taunton and it is a web design company, but not for long I should think. 9 hours ago
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|  | Neil Penzer
I served for 24 years in N. Ireland, Iraq etc etc I never killed anybody, but would have if required, I may have lived with this fact for the rest of my life, I was allways friendly to the people I met because life is not fair and there are some nice people everywhere, yes I was a political porn ! but I thionk for myself I have since been empolyed as a civilian for 12 years and I have a work ethic, I have never missed a days work even when I have been ill. He does not deserve ex forces because as a boss he does not have a clue about people !! 9 hours ago
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|  | Leslie May
why cant someone put his photo on here .in ww1 and ww2 a lot of men died to make life possible fo us .to think they died to save this pile of s hit,makes me want to puke .i hope his buisiness goes down and he goes bancrupt. 14 hours ago
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|  | Leslie May
this .astard
is one big pile of what you put your foot in on the pavement .what product does his crap firm make.if it was made public then we could make sure we dont buy it.come on someone 0n here must know the name of the company ,and what they make or sell . 14 hours ago
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