Student Jailed

[flip_flop]

Good.

Was he lucky not to have been charged with a more serious offence?

The film in the link is terrifying - had the extinguisher landed a few inches to its left the policeman would have been killed. Media URL: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8252480/Tuition-fees-sixth-form-student-jailed-for-throwing-fire-extinguisher.html
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[flip_flop]

http://www.telegraph....ire-extinguisher.html

[Ankou]

2 years 8 months, wow.

good work i say.

[LoftyLottie]

Yep, Good news and he is dead lucky that he is not facing a murder charge.

[sandyRoe]

Seems very harsh. He was only a schoolboy. They should have taken his tender years into consideration.

[Ankou]

sandy, the article says:

"The judge also said he took into account the defendant's age, his guilty plea at the earliest opportunity and the fact that he had no previous convictions."

[Sqad]

Well, he didnt kill anybody.......he didnt injure anybody.......yes he is a "prat " of the first order, but he wasnt the only "prat."

We have all(me included) done stupid things in our time and some of us continue to do stupid things. In my opinion it was a "spur of the moment" incident and could have been lethal.

2years 8 months is a harsh sentence for a stupid moment, which he may well regret all his life.

[ummmm]

I agree with Sqad.

[jake-the-peg]

Seems a little steep compared to this case which is very similar where there was a 6 months sentence.

http://www.stirlingob...dness-51226-27283335/

One wonders if the judge allowed himself to be influenced by all the publicity and public pressure

[sandyRoe]

I wonder what the sentence would have been if he'd been older?

[LoftyLottie]

Actually Squad it is very often stupidity that leads to many crimes. Would you suggest more leniency generally. Quite honestly hurling a heavy fire extinguisher from a height into a crowd of people is not something most people would do even at the spur of the moment.

So sorry, I think he has got off very lightly indeed. He will be out in a year anyway.

[flip_flop]

It is a great shame that a moment's madness may have ruined his life.

Still, on the bright side, he won't have to worry abouth student fees now!

[sandyRoe]

Every cloud has a silver lining

[ummmm]

I was going to say that flip_flop...

[jake-the-peg]

I think a custodial sentence is called for but I'd have thought something in the 6 months to a year would be more appropriate.

Had anybody actually be injured that would be different but bear in mind the starting point for causing death by drunk driving is 2 years

[Sqad]

I agree with JTP

[Ankou]

it seems the law can't win. to much/too little. only one person can decide, and that was the one sitting on the bench.

[Sqad]

ankou.....right..........but that doesn´t stop people from having views and opinions..........I thought that was what AB was all about.

[Ankou]

itis. thanks for listening to mine.

[Sqad]

ankou...;-)....your post was a statement of fact......not opinion (the last bit anyway)