Another classic case of double standards

Another classic case of double standards

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anonymous-user

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53 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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Lucky she wasn’t riding a motorcycle?

https://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/18162829.an...

It’s a joke these days. You can freely mow down kids and get a slap on the wrist, yet ride like a loon, and not actually hurt anyone and you get locked up.

Well done all.

Four Litre

2,013 posts

191 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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As I wrote on another thread, surely this has to stop soon. There must be some kind of standard sentencing when it comes to men and women. I read so many articles where the female is 'let off' with something suspended which makes no difference as they probably don't work anyway.

My question is - cant lawyers appeal their clients sentence as not being fare based on case law? A lawyer could surely pull out x cases of women being 'let off' for similar crimes, therefore appeal his client has been discriminated against etc.

Logically this approach must be going on?


pavarotti1980

4,837 posts

83 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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yonex said:
Lucky she wasn’t riding a motorcycle?

https://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/18162829.an...

It’s a joke these days. You can freely mow down kids and get a slap on the wrist, yet ride like a loon, and not actually hurt anyone and you get locked up.

Well done all.
I dont think a custodial sentence is a slap on the wrist is it? Yes it was suspended but still a custodial sentence

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

53 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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And the three guys jailed, hurt nobody. But no suspended sentences there?

Apparently trying to kill these kids, and she has a previous DD is ok, as long as you’re a woman, and vulnerable?

It’s ridiculous.

pavarotti1980

4,837 posts

83 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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yonex said:
And the three guys jailed, hurt nobody. But no suspended sentences there?

Apparently trying to kill these kids, and she has a previous DD is ok, as long as you’re a woman, and vulnerable?

It’s ridiculous.
What were the factors for three blokes being locked up

Loads of men get suspended sentences. Next door neighbour nicked £30k from social club funds. Suspended sentence for him. He was neither a women or vulnerable

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

53 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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pavarotti1980 said:
What were the factors for three blokes being locked up

Loads of men get suspended sentences. Next door neighbour nicked £30k from social club funds. Suspended sentence for him. He was neither a women or vulnerable
They were speeding and being naughty. But nobody was injured...

This is the issue for me.

How is this not more serious? A woman took a vehicle with the intent to hit these kids.

NDA

21,490 posts

224 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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Is she a promising young mother?

chopper602

2,172 posts

222 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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pavarotti1980 said:
Next door neighbour nicked £30k from social club funds. Suspended sentence for him. He was neither a women or vulnerable
My old next door neighbour stole over £50k from various accounts from Barclays when SHE worked there. Suspended sentence for her, even though her defence was peppered with lies. She has not repaid a single penny of her criminal proceeds amount (of £55k).

pavarotti1980

4,837 posts

83 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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yonex said:
They were speeding and being naughty. But nobody was injured...

This is the issue for me.

How is this not more serious? A woman took a vehicle with the intent to hit these kids.
Link the article of 3 blokes for reference

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

53 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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Looked in expecting that this might be a certain type of familiar PH thread, as we were sort of overdue one in here. Won bet with self.

Am a tad disappointz that no one has said "snakes with tits" yet. Standards are slipping!

N7GTX

7,824 posts

142 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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The victim in this case was my next door neighbour.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire...


Graveworm

8,476 posts

70 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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yonex said:
They were speeding and being naughty. But nobody was injured...

This is the issue for me.

How is this not more serious? A woman took a vehicle with the intent to hit these kids.
The severity of the offence is the 20 months guilty plea etc and that's a starting point of about 3 years. First conviction max penalty 5 years that's pretty hefty.
The suspending of the sentence has little to do with the severity so long as it is less than 2 years. That's to do with the person being sentenced. It will, almost certainly, include strong personal mitigation together with significant harmful impact on others. The report says that she has PTSD and is a Single mother of two children under 4 so probably when it is supposed to be used.
So it is more serious and if the offenders were reversed the imprisoned motorists would be serving this sentence, the judge said as much.

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

53 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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yonex said:
And the three guys jailed, hurt nobody. But no suspended sentences there?

Apparently trying to kill these kids, and she has a previous DD is ok, as long as you’re a woman, and vulnerable?

It’s ridiculous.
Apparently not.






Rewe

1,016 posts

91 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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yonex said:
Apparently trying to kill these kids, and she has a previous DD is ok,
No, what she did was very naughty as the court found to her cost.

On your other point however, you are quite right: having big breasts is a good thing and makes everyone happy! smile

impprobable

47 posts

57 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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Hartley got let off today....

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7895951/M...

racing / crashing / running away / lying and only got a suspended sentence ! and a £1400 fine !
Should have got 5 years plus £1million fine and banned from driving for 5 years !

Graveworm

8,476 posts

70 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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impprobable said:
Hartley got let off today....

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7895951/M...

racing / crashing / running away / lying and only got a suspended sentence ! and a £1400 fine !
Should have got 5 years plus £1million fine and banned from driving for 5 years !
Same sentence as https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-wor...

impprobable

47 posts

57 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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The rapist should have got 10+ years, big difference racing on the road and running away and only getting a suspended sentence !

meatballs

1,140 posts

59 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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Compare this to the Subaru/motorcycle accident - 16 months...


FrenchCarFan

6,759 posts

204 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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Talking of lenient sentences

https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/man-1...

Apparently being young and owning up is enough to get you out of being a total .

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

53 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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Those of you who clamour for jail sentences in motoring cases and various other cases that do not involve things such as rape and other violence - what do you think jail sentences achieve?

The thread title has, BTW, been pretty comprehensively debunked above. No double standards at all. I wonder will the OP be along to say "Oops, sorry ,my sexist codswallop thread is sexist codswallop"?