The Dog Is Following It's Nature. Is The Defence Doing The Same?

Another day, another horrifying attack by an XL Bully....

Ms Muru said Ratteray, who also lives at an address in Oxford Street, Leicester city centre, had no similar previous convictions and nothing at all for the past five years. She said the 41-year-old had bought Cookie for Bott, 34, but he was the registered owner of the XL Bully.

Jabeen Naru, representing both Ratteray and Bott, said the couple had properly obtained an exemption certificate for Cookie, who was a "family pet". She said: "Their children were devastated when the dog was destroyed. Mr Ratteray immediately did follow the dog. He did everything he could to bring his dog under control." She asked the magistrates to be lenient to Bott, due to her lack of involvement in what happened during the incident. She said: "She herself suffers with depression and anxiety. I would like you to consider a conditional discharge for Miss Bott."

But the magistrates, who have the power to jail people for up to six months, decided their powers were not enough to deal with the case.Ratteray and Bott are due to be sentenced at Leicester Crown Court later this month.

So, were the magistrates not convinced by the statements made by the defence? According to Facebook, they'd have been right not to be: 

Fighting dogs gonna savage, defence solicitors gonna lie shamelessly. Both are following their nature. Shouldn't the justice system check what they are actually being told told is true?

H/T: Baz via Twitter