A light sentence for stabbing?
Discussion
The footage is horrifying.
Credit to the shop keeper from the sound of it.
And no credit to this idiot.
Credit to the shop keeper from the sound of it.
And no credit to this idiot.
The BBC said:
Sentencing the boy, Judge Ian Lawrie told the court the stabbing was a "very troubling event" but he did not take the view that the offender was a "danger".
He said: "He's still young. And he is capable of learning."
The judge told the court he was "surprised" the boy had spent three months in custody as "while the offences are serious", it was "inconsistent" with the usual process for youth cases.
He said: "He's still young. And he is capable of learning."
The judge told the court he was "surprised" the boy had spent three months in custody as "while the offences are serious", it was "inconsistent" with the usual process for youth cases.
It was Gloucester Crown Court and I can't find sentencing remarks. (Apparently Juvenile Courts don't publish them.)
Obviously insanely light sentence but most likely the problem is with the sentencing guidelines not with the judge. The article is very selective with choice of words IMHO to make the story more newsworthy by making the judge look like a nutter. When you see individual words as quotes linked by paraphrasing you can be 100% sure the journo is badly distorting what was said.
Either way, the system is mental, stab 2 people you need a credible punishment and our courts don't do that.
Obviously insanely light sentence but most likely the problem is with the sentencing guidelines not with the judge. The article is very selective with choice of words IMHO to make the story more newsworthy by making the judge look like a nutter. When you see individual words as quotes linked by paraphrasing you can be 100% sure the journo is badly distorting what was said.
Either way, the system is mental, stab 2 people you need a credible punishment and our courts don't do that.
BikeBikeBIke said:
It was Gloucester Crown Court and I can't find sentencing remarks. (Apparently Juvenile Courts don't publish them.)
Obviously insanely light sentence but most likely the problem is with the sentencing guidelines not with the judge. The article is very selective with choice of words IMHO to make the story more newsworthy by making the judge look like a nutter. When you see individual words as quotes linked by paraphrasing you can be 100% sure the journo is badly distorting what was said.
Either way, the system is mental, stab 2 people you need a credible punishment and our courts don't do that.
I think this is bang on.Obviously insanely light sentence but most likely the problem is with the sentencing guidelines not with the judge. The article is very selective with choice of words IMHO to make the story more newsworthy by making the judge look like a nutter. When you see individual words as quotes linked by paraphrasing you can be 100% sure the journo is badly distorting what was said.
Either way, the system is mental, stab 2 people you need a credible punishment and our courts don't do that.
I read somewhere it was the maximum ?
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