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How can this be right?
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:45 am
by 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.
Re: How can this be right?
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:23 pm
by 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!
Re: How can this be right?
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:56 pm
by 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.
Re: How can this be right?
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:21 pm
by steve56
His girlfriend was on the game and a addict he prob was high on drugs too
Re: How can this be right?
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:18 pm
by JonnyHungwell
I know it's a minimum - but the way our justice system works it'll also be the maximum as well.
Re: How can this be right?
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:57 am
by 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.