How can this be right?

[JonnyHungwell]

3 years and 3 months is the maximum sentence possible for stabbing someone in the eye with a knife! As far as I'm concerned it's attempted murder - and disfiguring someone for life deserves about 15 years. The moron who perpetrated this crime had 140 previous convictions - he should be locked away for life, on the grounds he's a mentally unstable and a clear danger to others.

You've got to hope someone knifes him to death on the inside - that would be poetic justice.

[Sam Slater]

[quote]3 years and 3 months is the maximum sentence possible for stabbing someone in the eye with a knife![/quote]

I agree that that the punishment is insufficient for such a crime, Jonny, especially with the record this man has.

However, the article CLEARLY, CLEARLY, CLEARLY says MINIMUM. NOT maximum.

At least read the bloody article if you want to make a point!

[number 6]

Its people like this scum who should be locked up forever. Violent people and paedophiles are what prisons are for. Other penalties should be in place for other crimes.

[steve56]

His girlfriend was on the game and a addict he prob was high on drugs too

[JonnyHungwell]

I know it's a minimum - but the way our justice system works it'll also be the maximum as well.

[DJ_Jenns]

Thing is though if you look at how the jail system works - he would say get 10 years as a sentence, cut that to 5 for the whole good behaviour thing - he'd probably get out at 3 and a half on license - so the judge ordering him to serve a minimum of 3yrs and 3 months is actually more realistic than you think.