Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Of Course He Said That, Because It Works!

A prolific burglar, who stole thousands of pounds of jewellery from families across Basildon during a 14-year crime spree, has dodged jail.
You read that right. Fourteen years, not weeks..!
One of his victims, who attended court, was left visibly shaken and upset by the sentence, and told the Echo she felt “completely let down” by the criminal justice system.
Not sure this is news. Maybe if they managed to find a victim who didn’t feel that way?
“He said he wanted to change, well he has been committing burglaries for 14 years, he had plenty of time to change his life and get himself a job.
“We were told there was no way he would avoid jail. But he has. At least if he was in jail he would not be breaking in to people’s homes.”
Maybe what we need is more victims of crime applying to be magistrates and judges? They seem to have a refreshing outlook on life, unsullied by politically correct dogma.
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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous8 October 2014 at 11:50

    I hope someone thought to pass on the magistrate's address.

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  2. Budvar8 October 2014 at 12:52

    I thought about applying to become a magistrate, but the application process is.. er.. shall we say rigged in favour of the sort we now have as magistrates.

    I suspect it isn't coincidence, but deliberate..

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  3. Ted Treen8 October 2014 at 14:30

    I've always said "Prison Works!"

    Not the least because it gives the rest of us a respite from the perpetrator's evil machinations for (at least) the period of his (or her) incarceration.

    More of it, please.

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  4. andy57598 October 2014 at 22:36

    The whole purpose of prison is to remove anti social persons from the society which they terrorise. Punishment and rehabilitation are secondary. When our courts remember this fundamental fact they may start to hand down custodial sentences. By doing so we will find more prisons built and, maybe, the experience less soft so as to put the shots up the scrotes. It works if you use it properly.

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  5. JuliaM12 October 2014 at 06:14

    "I thought about applying to become a magistrate, but the application process is.. er.. shall we say rigged in favour of the sort we now have as magistrates."

    Well, don't they want diversity now? Or at least, that's what they claim.

    I think they just mean a rainbow nation who all THINK the same.

    "When our courts remember this fundamental fact they may start to hand down custodial sentences. "

    Until they start to suffer the consequences, we'll see no improvement.

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