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UKBob

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16,277 posts

295 months

Friday 28th October 2005
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Following this thread http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=218006&f=141&h=0 about the ebay scammers...

Why the hell do we not yet have a system in place which takes into account whether or not a crime was intentional, regarding sentancing.

A chap gets 5 years for talking on his mobile whilst driving.

The scammers get 2.5 years for robbing 3000 people.

It doesnt make sense. Surely judges should be able to say "Right, youve been very bad, intentionally, every day for years, and had 100 opportunities to stop robbing people but you didnt" and sentance them to 10 years?

Parrot of doom

23,075 posts

264 months

Friday 28th October 2005
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You can't judge the severity of a crime by the number of years issued.

Leave the judges to the judging, and the politicians to the policies.

vixpy1

42,699 posts

294 months

Friday 28th October 2005
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Tonker, Can i draw your attention to the PH shop where you will find what we discussed last night