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This Judge Should Retire Or Be Retrained....
This poor child has no future, and will need care till it dies young, and all they get is a couple of years.
What a bloody disgrace, and I hope they get what they deserve in prison!!!
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What a bloody disgrace, and I hope they get what they deserve in prison!!!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Yet again a rant because a Judge is forced to give a sentence according to the sentencing rules. The charge was 'allowing a child to suffer physical harm' The father got 8 1/2 years the Mother got 4 years 1 month.
The judge even gave an extra 2 1/2 years to the father!
This was not a murder or attempted murder charge. The father has had the maximum sentence for this offence.
I do NOT agree with it but at least I know it is NOT the judge's fault.
How many times do I have to say 'Judges do not make up the sentences'
They have sentencing tables and guidelines that they are forced to stick with.
The judge even gave an extra 2 1/2 years to the father!
This was not a murder or attempted murder charge. The father has had the maximum sentence for this offence.
I do NOT agree with it but at least I know it is NOT the judge's fault.
How many times do I have to say 'Judges do not make up the sentences'
They have sentencing tables and guidelines that they are forced to stick with.
EDDIE, if the judge was able to add another 2.5 years and still be inside the guidelines, why didn't he give the maximum straight away? Seeing as how the child has permanent injuries that will eventually kill her why wasn't the charge more serious than ' allowing a child to suffer physical harm'? he didn't just allow it, he deliberately carried it out.
The two both pleaded guilty so the automatic 1/3 rd reduction applies.
Also both of them have major 'mental health' problems, they were totally unaware of the consequences of their action or even that they had harmed the child. That again reduces the culpability. Under the circumstances it was not possible to give a more severe sentence. The judge added the 2 1/2 years as an extra on top of the basic sentence as he knew the base sentence on it's own would be viewed as too lenient. So far from being 'soft' or a 'treacherous bumhole' he was exactly the opposite!
These two will almost certainly be put in a secure mental unit rather than a jail.
I am sure another reason the judge added the 2 1/2 years was to make sure they served enough time to undergo treatment for their mental problems. In all a 'Wise and Upright Judge' rather than an idiot!
Also both of them have major 'mental health' problems, they were totally unaware of the consequences of their action or even that they had harmed the child. That again reduces the culpability. Under the circumstances it was not possible to give a more severe sentence. The judge added the 2 1/2 years as an extra on top of the basic sentence as he knew the base sentence on it's own would be viewed as too lenient. So far from being 'soft' or a 'treacherous bumhole' he was exactly the opposite!
These two will almost certainly be put in a secure mental unit rather than a jail.
I am sure another reason the judge added the 2 1/2 years was to make sure they served enough time to undergo treatment for their mental problems. In all a 'Wise and Upright Judge' rather than an idiot!
Thanks Eddie for some balance and objectivity over what is a seriously emotive issue.
Everyone can agree that the sentence appears inadequate, but then what sentence would be adequate for a situation like this?
As I have said dozens of times on the AB, the law exists outside emotion and is far better for it.
Everyone can agree that the sentence appears inadequate, but then what sentence would be adequate for a situation like this?
As I have said dozens of times on the AB, the law exists outside emotion and is far better for it.
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