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In a pre-sentence report, the Essex Probation Service said Gilbert was deemed such a risk to the public, that without completing an intervention programme in prison, he was at risk of killing someone.
I find it rather difficult to believe that that’s
guaranteed to stop him, frankly…
The court heard that Rhuebell had grown up in care and had 45 convictions for 92 offences.
*sighs*
Tom Quinn, mitigating, read out character references from more than 30 members of Laidlaw’s friends and family who expressed their shock at the attack and described him as a usually kind man.
The court heard he helped deliver his baby after his partner went in to labour unexpectedly.
*nonplussed face*
Psychopaths look like everyone. They don't have devil tattooed on their forehead. As always, tis in the detail. Some nutters are plausable. But the signs are always there, if you are prepared to look.
ReplyDeleteAnd I bet they've had repeated 'soft' sentences since their first offence, giving rise to the inevitable escalation.
ReplyDeleteHorse, stable-door, bolted comes to mind...
At last, a story which ends with just desserts. So many lately have ended with the port and brandy.
ReplyDelete"But the signs are always there, if you are prepared to look."
ReplyDeleteSo few people are. It's not a survival trait, is it?
"And I bet they've had repeated 'soft' sentences since their first offence..."
That's a surer bet than 'Always pick the greyhound that's just had a crap'...