A teenage tearaway once banned from an Oxford estate has been caught with a stolen World War Two medal.*sigh*
Kyle Chadbone, who was given an Asbo at 16 excluding him from Barton, was found trying to pawn stolen items within hours of them being taken in a break-in.
The 19-year-old, who admitted handling stolen goods, was tried for burglary but jurors could not reach a verdict and the charge was dropped.
Chadbone was given an anti-social behaviour order, which he breached twice, in 2008 after being arrested for a number of crimes including burglary, assault and possession of a firearm.Mitigation should be stunning….
Nathalie Parker, defending Chadbone, said her client, who has 21 previous convictions, committed this most recent offence with “a sense of naïveté”.A….a what?!? Clearly, that doesn’t mean what I always thought it did…
*rummages in dictionary*
‘Having or showing a lack of experience, understanding or sophistication…’
Oh. It does.
OK, well, certainly he’s not lacking in experience of criminality, nor understanding. You might have a point with his lack of sophistication, after all, pawning stuff that can be so easily traced isn’t the cleverest of criminal enterprises, but hey…
OK, well, certainly he’s not lacking in experience of criminality, nor understanding. You might have a point with his lack of sophistication, after all, pawning stuff that can be so easily traced isn’t the cleverest of criminal enterprises, but hey…
She added: “He was 18 at the time, 19 now, and he does have a lengthy record for someone of his age, but this is the first time he has appeared at the crown court (Ed: Yes, we've heard that one before...).I do love the ‘his past has let him down’ bit. Clearly, his past is something totally divorced from him, something he had no control over…
“He feels his past has really let him down and he wants to change the way he is.
“He has now moved to Birmingham to effectively try to start a new life for himself.”
Judge Patrick Eccles gave Chadbone a six-month youth-detention sentence, suspended for 18 months, with 18 months supervision.What?!?
“There’s no evidence that I heard during the trial from which I could infer that you were aware the burglary was going to be committed.So do I. In jail.
“Nevertheless, because it’s a handling approximate to a burglary it does exceed the custody threshold.
“It’s too serious for merely a community order but I take the view there are grounds for my suspending sentence.
“The main reason I suspend sentence is because I believe you do need supervision.”
Chadbone thanked the judge as he left court.*bangs head on desk repeatedly*
Shame he didn't thank not only the judge ("Hey, you're the man!") but also a soft society that prefers to witter and twitter about the rights of turds rather than face up to the ferals.
ReplyDelete"Fanks, twit society, you're the man, too!"
It seems judges are jumping through hoops to keep criminal scum out of prison. Either they are all utterly shit at their jobs or they are following orders. I'm not sure which is worse, being crap at your job or being politically compromised. I have a horrible feeling it could be both.
ReplyDeleteHandling stolen goods carries a maximum of 14 yrs imprisonment.
ReplyDeleteHe was never going to get the whole 14 years but a year or two might have restored our faith in the system...
"Shame he didn't thank not only the judge ("Hey, you're the man!") but also a soft society..."
ReplyDeleteQuite! Thanks, Anne Owers, I'm sure you'll do just a great a job at the IPCC... /sarc
"I'm not sure which is worse, being crap at your job or being politically compromised. I have a horrible feeling it could be both."
The good ones have their hands tied (and often say so), the bad ones just go with the flow.
"He was never going to get the whole 14 years but a year or two might have restored our faith in the system..."
Even if he did, it's too late for me. I no longer have any.