Rediculous sentence
Discussion
This article has popped up in the local news today. Woman regularly thieving from here there and everywhere.
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/15614211.W...
Is it just me that finds it mental that the most expensive thing she steals gets the least punishment?
My friend was the arresting officer in this one. She stole the handbag from one of the receptionists at our local hospital and took the car, led the police on a 10 min chase which ended with the car getting rather bent but repairable rather than written off.
For stealing the car, and presumably failing to stop, driving uninsured etc and she only has to pay a fine of £89!
The poor bugger that had her car stolen and trashed is going to be paying 5 times that when she has to cough up for the excess and future premium hike etc.
How does it work that stealing the car and all that entails gets 1/5 of the fine that stealing some booze from M&S gets?
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/15614211.W...
Is it just me that finds it mental that the most expensive thing she steals gets the least punishment?
My friend was the arresting officer in this one. She stole the handbag from one of the receptionists at our local hospital and took the car, led the police on a 10 min chase which ended with the car getting rather bent but repairable rather than written off.
For stealing the car, and presumably failing to stop, driving uninsured etc and she only has to pay a fine of £89!
The poor bugger that had her car stolen and trashed is going to be paying 5 times that when she has to cough up for the excess and future premium hike etc.
How does it work that stealing the car and all that entails gets 1/5 of the fine that stealing some booze from M&S gets?
Edited by RB Will on Tuesday 24th October 14:50
Magistrates and Judges are a bit of a mixed bunch, really - http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ir...
Sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you don't.
She was bailed by another panel of judges 2 days later... ended up with 10 hours community service on appeal.
Sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you don't.
She was bailed by another panel of judges 2 days later... ended up with 10 hours community service on appeal.
SantaBarbara said:
The victim should have asked the Court to make an order for the thief to pay an amount of compensation.
No money = no compensation In the 80s my sister had her mirror kicked off while parked in town , caught on CCTV , recognised , arrested, prosecuted , fined and ordered to pay for the mirror
She never got a penny , she contacted the court a few times but got fobbed off, last contact she was told he'd moved and they didn't know where he was
I doubt much has changed , house,car and savings and you pay, if you've got nothing they can't take it from you
I bet the solicitor defending him got paid though
Bring these back.into general use - https://goo.gl/maps/QLPG2Jai6zS2
Allow the public to pelt the offenders with rotten fruit and veg.
And make the scrotes clear it up afterwards.
Unfortunatelyit will never happen: the ECHR would call it degrading and inhuman punishment.
Allow the public to pelt the offenders with rotten fruit and veg.
And make the scrotes clear it up afterwards.
Unfortunatelyit will never happen: the ECHR would call it degrading and inhuman punishment.
bad company said:
A chum of mine is in jail for trying to avoid paying parking tickets by claiming that his vehicle was cloned. Hardly the crime of the century but he still got 4 months.
His sentence does seem severe compared to this scrot or should I say scrotess?
Yes but he's swindled the authorities out of cash so must be punished! His sentence does seem severe compared to this scrot or should I say scrotess?
W124Bob said:
bad company said:
A chum of mine is in jail for trying to avoid paying parking tickets by claiming that his vehicle was cloned. Hardly the crime of the century but he still got 4 months.
His sentence does seem severe compared to this scrot or should I say scrotess?
Yes but he's swindled the authorities out of cash so must be punished! His sentence does seem severe compared to this scrot or should I say scrotess?
Probably guidance from on-high not to jail unless necessary as jails are overcrowded already.
Plus a realisation that any monetary fine is going to be a joke anyway as she'll never pay.
Others have said already...we're closing on the point now where the criminals realise that they can do what they like with near-impunity, due to the low probability of (a) being caught; and (b) receiving any sort of meaningful sentence if they are caught.
Plus a realisation that any monetary fine is going to be a joke anyway as she'll never pay.
Others have said already...we're closing on the point now where the criminals realise that they can do what they like with near-impunity, due to the low probability of (a) being caught; and (b) receiving any sort of meaningful sentence if they are caught.
havoc said:
Probably guidance from on-high not to jail unless necessary as jails are overcrowded already.
Plus a realisation that any monetary fine is going to be a joke anyway as she'll never pay.
Others have said already...we're closing on the point now where the criminals realise that they can do what they like with near-impunity, due to the low probability of (a) being caught; and (b) receiving any sort of meaningful sentence if they are caught.
You think this hasn't arrived already?Plus a realisation that any monetary fine is going to be a joke anyway as she'll never pay.
Others have said already...we're closing on the point now where the criminals realise that they can do what they like with near-impunity, due to the low probability of (a) being caught; and (b) receiving any sort of meaningful sentence if they are caught.
Research suggests that the fear of getting caught is the bigger deterrent of the two, and by some margin. With more crimes being sleeved at an early stage, there is little to stop them.
There's a bit on the news this morning about mobile phone use in cars. Anyone who drives will not be surprised at the 34% who reckon that they regularly use their phones hand held when driving. It's the very low chance of being caught that is encouraging them to offend. Increasing the penalty will do little to stop them.
Increase the likelihood of being caught offending and you will decrease the frequency of offending. Look at speeding. There has been a substantial drop in the number of speeding drivers on motorways due to the number of speed cameras that are believed to be around. Yet speeding on dual carriageways has reduced as well, despite fewer cameras. It is not the fine that stops them, it is that they might get caught.
The only reason fines and other penalties increase is to show that the government is doing something about a particular offence or offences. Smoke and mirrors. We're in a situation where penalties are so high for some offences that they are unfair.
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