A teenage arsonist who torched two buildings when dared by a friend has avoided jail after a judge said a custodial sentence would harm his mental health.
Because reading stuff like this is driving me mad!
Half of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service's entire resources had to be called upon to tackle the two blazes, Liverpool Crown Court was told.
But a judge accepted his ADHD played a key part in the arsons and locking him up would harm his mental health.
Edwards-Meredith was instead handed eight months' detention, suspended for two years, with a 25-day Rehabilitation Activity Requirement and 100 hours of unpaid work.
Ah, ADHD again. It's becoming as ubiquitous as PTSD in these crime reports.
John Weate, defending, said ... Edwards-Meredith was diagnosed with ADHD early in his childhood, which 'leads to impulsivity and leads to acting without thought'.
It must be more contagious than the latest Wuhan Flu varient, it's clearly spread to the judge!
If the offender's mental condition makes them so suggestible that they start fires, maybe a secure hospital order might have been better than letting him out to roam the streets again?
ReplyDeleteOnce I saw that the little scrote was from the city of eternal victimhood, where "It wasn't my fault" should be the local motto, I knew he would walk out of court laughing.
ReplyDeleteOne can only hope the owners of the damaged properties, or the insurance companies, hound the little shit for some time, though one should not hold one's breath.
Penseivat
I must get some of that ADHD its clearly a licence to do whatever you like. I always wanted an everlasting get out of jail free card.
ReplyDeleteHe's a Scouser for heaven's sakes how can he his "mental abilities" be affected other than positively?
ReplyDeleteSuffer the little children …
ReplyDeletehttps://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/adhd/
ReplyDelete"...maybe a secure hospital order might have been better than letting him out to roam the streets again?"
ReplyDeleteYou might think that, I couldn't possibly comment.. 😉
"Once I saw that the little scrote was from the city of eternal victimhood, where "It wasn't my fault" should be the local motto, I knew he would walk out of court laughing."
Yup, it's like an unwritten law.
"I must get some of that ADHD its clearly a licence to do whatever you like."
As Hitchens has figured out, in the link Will provided!
"He's a Scouser for heaven's sakes how can he his "mental abilities" be affected other than positively?"
😂
"Suffer the little children …"
They do...