Monday 16 January 2012

Another Lesson Not Learned...

Maggie Bowden, 38, and Rebecca Willis, 24, headed a 15 strong lynch mob which stripped Sean Ruddeforth, tied him to a lamp-post with duct tape before daubing his body with gold paint and nail varnish, a court heard.
They then poured tinned spaghetti, chicken nuggets and breakfast cereal over their victim's head as sick accomplices mocked him and filmed the assault on a mobile phone.
After covering the 31-year old , who has learning difficulties, in rice crispies they jeered: 'Look, he's going to snap crackle and pop,' it was claimed.
A clear case of 'disability hate crime', and aren't the police supposed to be treating this much more seriously?
But when worried neighbours dialled 999 for help, no police went to the scene and one caller was told: 'This is an environmental health issue. Here's another number to contact,' Manchester Crown Court heard.
I...

I just...
Bowden, Willis and Anthony Connolly, 25, all of Ashton-under-Lyne, admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm - but walked free due to new sentencing guidelines which meant the fact they were mothers had to be taken into account.
Great children they will be bringing up, eh? Take a look at the pictures of the barely-human, knuckledragging inbreds. Then imagine smaller versions running riot in the local primary schools...
Bowden and Willis each received 12 month sentence suspended for two years, with an electronic curfew for three months between the hours of 7pm to 7am and were ordered to take part in a new decision activity requirement for ten days.

Connolly received a 10 month sentence suspended for two years, with an electronically monitored curfew for three months between the hours of 7pm-5am and was also ordered to take part in the new decision activity requirement for ten days.
All three defendants were ordered to pay £300 compensation to the victim at a rate of £5 per week.
I suppose this 'decision activity requirement' is what other trials have referred to as 'thinking skills' courses?

And, of course, the reason for the extraordinary leniency with the compensation can only be one thing; they are all on benefits.

Mitigation should be good, and of course, it doesn't disappoint; we have a full complement of 'they had unhappy childhoods!' with a side-order of 'Really, they are the true victims!' thrown in:
In mitigation Mark Shepherd for Bowden said his client suffered from a 'difficult upbringing' whilst for Willis, Robert Sastry said: 'She's a doting mother - she has no excuse for leaving the victim tied up.'

Mr Sastry added: 'She has never been in trouble before and being in court is an extremely traumatic experience for her.'
What wonderful specimens of humanity they must be...

16 comments:

Will Jones said...

If only he was black, gay or muslim.

The mentally disabled are at the top of the aproved eugenics list and thus have no place in victimhood poker. I mean, it's perfectly good grounds for an abortion, right?

There is always a reason as to why things occur, but there is seldom an excuse; there certainly isn't in this case. Maybe the courts need to re-acquaint themselves with this concept, or at least do likewise unto the idiot delivering the sentence.

Tattyfalarr said...

No revenge attacks ? No vigilante justice ? What the hell is wrong with the rest of the people in that town ?

Anyone who puts any faith whatsover in the "justice system" these days are clearly the ones with "learning disabilities".

Andrew said...

"No revenge attacks ? No vigilante justice ? What the hell is wrong with the rest of the people in that town ?"

Sooner or later this is going to be inevitable.

But when it does happen you can guarantee an immediate, over the top response by the police and long prison sentences for anyone involved.

Lynne said...

Seems to me the retards were the ones NOT tied to the lamp post.

Mick Turatian said...

Fair's fair - at least they score some marks in the Fat Abbott obesity league and the J Oliver anti-junk campaign for not eating the tinned spag, "chicken" nuggets and high-salt cereal.

Mitty Gate said...

"being in court is an extremely traumatic experience for her"

It was originally intended to be a feature, not a bug.

Anonymous said...

Jesus - what a bunch of utter fucktards....

Tattyfalarr said...

Andrew...only if they get caught. Let's face it there are a LOT of "lessons to be learned" in how to neatly avoid a prison sentence. Daily lessons and all provided free by the courts.

Even for the complete beginner it shouldn't take too long to pick up the basics.

staybryte said...

"new decision activity requirement"

We are doomed.

Oh, and she had a difficult upbringing? She's THIRTY-FUCKIN_EIGHT!!!!! And still not responsible for anything she does apparently. GAH!

Frankie said...

If anyone is in denial that the UK has bred a cretinous neanderthal underclass they need only to read this article. That the defendants attempted to justify their henious behavious only serves to highlight the fact that 'We are doomed... doomed!!'

Surely there must be an uninhabited windswept island, off the coast of Scotland somewhere where such persons could fashion a new life for themselves and their kind.

Andrew said...

"Andrew...only if they get caught. Let's face it there are a LOT of "lessons to be learned" in how to neatly avoid a prison sentence. Daily lessons and all provided free by the courts."

They're for the public attacking/stealing from other members of the public.

In other words, crimes the state couldn't care less about (as the sentencing shows).

But they'd come down hard on any vigilante action as you're interfering in what they like to see as their exclusive domain.

JuliaM said...

"The mentally disabled are at the top of the aproved eugenics list and thus have no place in victimhood poker."

They're working on getting a better hand!

Seriously, though, this sort of thing should be punished no matter who the victim. These people are a cancer on our society.

"Seems to me the retards were the ones NOT tied to the lamp post."

Spot on!

"It was originally intended to be a feature, not a bug."

Quite! And I'll bet my life it was no more than a mild inconvenience, if that, for her...

"Oh, and she had a difficult upbringing? She's THIRTY-FUCKIN_EIGHT!!!!!"

Depressing, isn't it? That it's used as an excuse, and that it works!

Anonymous said...

What about the other twelve thugs? This blood-curdling story is scary but I do suspect that you bring it to our attention because two of the accused are women. No excuses for them, but are the others of the male sex?

Furor Teutonicus said...

XX Great children they will be bringing up, eh? Take a look at the pictures of the barely-human, knuckledragging inbreds. Then imagine........XX

They will be voting for your police chiefs.

Anonymous said...

@FT: Luckily, the underclass usually can't be arsed to vote.

Furor Teutonicus said...

XX Anonymous said...

@FT: Luckily, the underclass usually can't be arsed to vote. XX

From very young, they were told not to sign anyhing, and for them an "X" is a signature.