Daniel Dickons knocked the victim off her bike 'for no reason' - causing her to suffer multiple injuries, including a gash to her chin and an exposed kneecap. The 39-year-old was detained at Culver Parade in the Isle of Wight following the attack, while the woman - who had fallen onto the beach below - was taken to hospital.
Just another day in lawless Britain, where no-one is allowed to carry the means to defend oneself, because that is the purview of the State.
The Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court heard the assault was unprovoked and happened ‘for no reason.’ The woman’s bike landed on top of her, and she was initially unable to move one of her legs. Emergency services attended the scene, including an air ambulance crew. The victim was taken to the hospital and discharged later that night.
Dickons, from the Isle of Wight, was detained at the scene by a member of the public before being arrested by police. The prosecutor told the court it remains unclear why Dickons carried out the attack, although he told officers he ‘thought it would be funny, so he did it.’
Just another Morlock wandering the streets of Britain…
Dickons pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He was handed a 52-week jail term, suspended for 24 months, to include a six-month alcohol treatment requirement and 35 rehabilitation days. Dickons was also ordered to pay £1,000 compensation.
That would be a pathetic sentence for a first time offender.
Dickons has six previous convictions for six offences dating back to 2008.
Details aren’t given, but I suspect are all the same low impulse control offences which the justice system has so far failed to correct him of, and doesn’t see fit to even try this time.
6 comments:
The problem with ordering compensation is that it then becomes a civil debt. If the offender fails, or refuses, to pay that debt, it is up to the victim to seek the money through the civil court, which often costs them more than the debt.
To me, the compensation should be paid to the court, as part of any fine, and that sum paid to the victim by the court. Refusal to pay that sum, could result in a custodial sentence. In that way, the victim receives some form of justice, and it could help concentrate the mind somewhat of the offender.
Over to you, Home Secretary.
Penseivat
Queen Victoria is alleged to have thought that sending the army to man coastal defence forts on the IoW would 'improve the line' or as we would put it nowadays, the 'gene pool'. There's still a lot of inbreeding there ...
Surely a sensible puishment might be to have him thrown onto the beach, adding a little to the height by say doing it off a double-decker bus.
In answer to Penseivat, maybe he could have his benefits given to the woman - he's bound to be a benefits scrounger.
Further to Penseivat, as the award was an order of the court, it shouldn't take any change of law or process - failure to pay is thus a clear contempt of court, for which the consequences can be severe. So why isn't it already pursued by the justice system that way?
The lack of public safety here now I've had to explain to some American friends. It's egregious.
I'm still waiting for the compensation, ordered by a Crown Court more than 20 years ago, for injuries sustained when I was assaulted. The backlog for the court to act on this 'minor infringement' is so great, my options were to take civil action or wait for another 20 years for the hearing. From experience, the order is often cancelled if the offender can show they don't have the ability to pay. There is a huge difference between the law and justice.
Penseivat
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