Hand Wringers...on your marks...
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towman said:
However...it might only be given a nominal amount on the charge sheet. If the amount isn't known...then the theft will be of £1.
Thats my point! Why not convict the scrote for the theft of a nominal £1s worth of petrol. If this carries a harsher sentence than TWOCing surely it`s the way to go.
Steve...
TWOC is still a theft of sort and carries more of a penalty than the theft of a £1.
In addition, those in the vehicle get done and the driver carries the charge of 'aggrevated twoc' if the vehicle crashes or is driven dangerously. A more harsher penalty is then given....
1 week at Disney instead of 2....(I would imagine)
Street
Out of interest, what proportion of twoccers turn out to be minors. And what sentencing is available to the courts in this case?
I ask because most twoccer cases I hear of in the media (OK, bias already, accepted, which is why I'm asking for a more realistic proportion) involve minors who just get an "ahh, he's had a hard life...and his 55 priors don't matter, because I'm sure he won't do it again...".
Just seems to me that some spotty 15-year old who's never been taught ANY car control, driving SOMEONE ELSE'S property, is probably a much bigger risk on the roads than nearly anyone else (drunks excepted).
I ask because most twoccer cases I hear of in the media (OK, bias already, accepted, which is why I'm asking for a more realistic proportion) involve minors who just get an "ahh, he's had a hard life...and his 55 priors don't matter, because I'm sure he won't do it again...".
Just seems to me that some spotty 15-year old who's never been taught ANY car control, driving SOMEONE ELSE'S property, is probably a much bigger risk on the roads than nearly anyone else (drunks excepted).
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