Lucky He Didnt Do Anything Serious......

[bazwillrun]

he'd have got a proper sentence......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-29567111

truly disgraceful.....how the hell is that justified ?

[sir.prize]

mikey4444. That is exactly the problem with the justice system. The length of sentence is determined by the OFFENDER'S behaviour in prison. How crazy is that? If he's given 9 years then he should serve 9 years.

[bazwillrun]

you never know the sentence may apppealed as too lenient....miracles do happen.

how would you feel if hes out (potentially in 4 years) and he was around your kids ?

[Svejk]

If prisoners served their full sentence they'd have no reason to behave. (seeing as we can't beat them)

[pixie373]

Can't they have it extended for misbehaving instead?

[Svejk]

I think that would 'clog' the courts up, pixie. It'd be dangerous if guards/governers had the power to increase sentences.

[VHG]

>>>>well, I shoot hundreds of animals (ok, mostly birds) every year

You must be so proud of yourself.

How can anyone get pleasure in shooting birds.

Anyone who gets pleasure shooting birds must have a screw loose.

[pixie373]

Yes- probably, svejk

[chaptazbru2]

Or is a coward VHG as I stated in another thread a couple of days ago !

[Just-Jude]

People who enjoy killing and torturing animals, usually move on to kids...

[ludwig]

// I think that would 'clog' the courts up, pixie. It'd be dangerous if guards/governers had the power to increase sentences. //

They effectively do already though Svejk. In this case they have the power to increase the 4 his year sentence he will serve to the 9 year one he was actually given.

I don't see there's much difference between that and saying you get 9 years, which will increase to a maximum of 12 in the event of bad behaviour.

[lcg]

instead of just moaning.....why not complain to the attorney general about the paltry sentence given? i already have as the mother is an acquaintance of a friend and the case was truly horrific. he lied about the mother being involved and she ended up in custody while the poor little lass was dying and she missed out on spending that precious time with her daughter. he is a monster, plain and simple - no mitigating circumstances should be accepted when somebody kills a child and causes the injuries that he did. here is the link:

https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-low-crown-court-sentence

[B00]

"you know what I mean divebuddy, animal cruelty sometimes gers more publicity than a childs death, "

you may think that Anne, but I beg to differ, however a sentence of nine years for killing an animal has never been handed out, so it's a pretty daft analogy you've made there.

[starone]

I agree with anneasquith. I have noticed in the local Waitrose charity voter it will always be an animal charity which will win the voting against all comers, even children. I am not against animals but they certainly do not come first with me, whereas children are precious and are our future. To kill one to me is the ultimate sin and should be punished accordingly.