A woman drug dealer caught with more than £55,000 worth of cocaine in her home has been spared prison - but a judge insisted the decision was not 'sexist'.
No, you got that right, at least...
Aaliyah Makanda, who has changed her name from Pauline Millwod, was the 'custodian' of a huge drugs haul at her home in Kingstanding which she blamed her then boyfriend for bringing in.
There was also a 'sophisticated' cannabis factory set up in two of the bedrooms of the home in Boston Grove which was worth £4,200.
No doubt that was his fault too?
Judge Richard Bond compared the 58-year-old to other 'greedy' dealers who he branded the 'scourge of society'.He also had no doubt her actions warranted imprisonment, but he ruled her case was 'exceptional'.
Oh, and....how, exactly?
"If women realise they can get away with community orders if they say they are the custodians for their boyfriends of such drugs I'm afraid women are going to be used. It sounds utterly sexist I know. This has been my experience.
"People who have criminal experience - I'm talking about men - ask their partners to look after drugs, there's other items as well. People need to understand they are not going to escape an immediate custodial sentence just because they are looking after their boyfriend's drugs. But it is different in your case."
Yes, yes, we're waiting...
Judge Bond explained he was suspending the sentence due to the fact the offences dated back to 2017, since which time she had not committed any further crime, and that prior to that she had kept a clean record since 1998.
*blinks* That's it? No dependant children, aged mother, mental health issues..?
Judge Bond warned her he would send her to prison if she breached the sentence or committed another crime and added: "I don't give second chances. (Ed: Oh, really..?) I think I'm giving you a real chance today."
*sighs*
4 comments:
Did you ever watch the TV show, Justified? In the final episode, Deputy Givens asks, 'When I finally catch people, why do they always say, I haven't comitted any crimes since, and think they can get away with it for that reason?'
A drugs stash that large, could easily put a woman of her age away for the rest of her life, if judges used the powers available to them. I'm surprised (not really) that not having comitted any other crimes gets you off with a slap on the wrist
".....she breached the sentence or committed another crime". How many offences had she committed before being prosecuted for this one? How many times will she breach her sentence before being, again, prosecuted for the one she's caught out on?
I often think the judiciary these days consist of uber left wing numpties who should not be in charge of anything more important than a winklev store. And I do like winkles.
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Judge Bond explained he was suspending the sentence due to the fact the offences dated back to 2017, since which time she had not committed any further crime, and that prior to that she had kept a clean record since 1998
So, I'm guessing that she has more dirt on her PRIOR to 1998 then?
"Did you ever watch the TV show, Justified?"
Yes! Brilliant series!
"I often think the judiciary these days consist of uber left wing numpties..."
Bacause that's exactly what they appear to consist of.
"So, I'm guessing that she has more dirt on her PRIOR to 1998 then?"
Well, quite! It was cunningly phrased, wasn't it?
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