tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post3100844792248021052..comments2024-03-28T18:32:00.146+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: No, It Really Isn't A Good Year For British 'Justice'JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-12448076817149660962010-12-23T12:09:22.532+00:002010-12-23T12:09:22.532+00:00"Secondly, it seems to us that, although it i..."Secondly, it seems to us that, although it is true they must have sat down and planned to kill him to prevent detection, nonetheless this was not a premeditated murder in the sense of having been carefully planned ahead of time.”<br /><br />Does anyone else see that the second bit completely contradicts the first? They sat down and planned to kill him, but this isn't premedidated murder in the sense that it wasn't carefully planned? <br /><br />"m'Lord, I plead clemency because my clients' planning wasn't done to the appropriate ISO standard. They also do not have "investors in people accreditation". I beg that you let them go"Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-24941290856612640192010-12-23T09:00:41.276+00:002010-12-23T09:00:41.276+00:00We all know that countries with the word "Dem...We all know that countries with the word "Democratic" in their official name, aren't.<br />So often, it seems, our senior judges' titles display similar irony.PTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-37481690607029511342010-12-23T05:52:28.971+00:002010-12-23T05:52:28.971+00:00"Well now we know, spur of the moment killing...<i>"Well now we know, spur of the moment killings are the way to go!"</i> <br /><br />Absolutely! <br /><br /><i>"Lord Justice Thomas had better watch his step. Anyone could tie him to a chair an beat seven shades of shit out of him and there isn't a jury in the land that would convict."</i> <br /><br />:D<br /><br /><i>"You went out equiped with a weapon that you knew could take someones life, you knew that, yes you were unlucky they died."</i> <br /><br />Yes, we were supposed to be getting longer sentences for knife-carrying, on just that basis. <br /><br />Didn't work out, did it?JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-80794462645902602752010-12-23T05:50:26.881+00:002010-12-23T05:50:26.881+00:00"Well at least Ken Clarke isn't taking an...<i>"Well at least Ken Clarke isn't taking an interest in letting them off lightly...yet."</i> <br /><br />He's been unaccountably quiet since his little outburst, hasn't he? I wonder if iDave had a few words...<br /><br /><i>"Maybe the judge should be tortured to varying degrees, to see if he changes his mind."</i> <br /><br />The queue to carry that out would rival the one at St Pancras for the Eurostar!<br /><br /><i>"I'd like to know quite why the CJS now expects anyone to hold the faith."</i> <br /><br />Me too.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-91743354781923108812010-12-22T21:37:55.860+00:002010-12-22T21:37:55.860+00:00I've always had a problem with the British law...I've always had a problem with the British law definition of murder.<br /><br />It always has to involve some degree of premeditation, as in a'plan' <br /><br />Spur of the moment 'planning' apparently doesn't count as in this case.<br /><br />I am sick and tired of hearing how someone went out with a knife 'to defend themselves' stabbed someone, who then died and it being regarded as 'unfortunate' and an 'accident' <br /><br />You went out equiped with a weapon that you knew could take someones life, you knew that, yes you were unlucky they died.<br /><br />but you're a fucking murderer in my book, it's clearly premeditated.Pavlov's Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162563403722211352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-15804316067036240812010-12-22T17:59:34.474+00:002010-12-22T17:59:34.474+00:00Lord Justice Thomas had better watch his step. Any...Lord Justice Thomas had better watch his step. Anyone could tie him to a chair an beat seven shades of shit out of him and there isn't a jury in the land that would convict.Brian, follower of Deornothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941277617617928470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-26272938972331476152010-12-22T15:31:51.629+00:002010-12-22T15:31:51.629+00:00Well now we know, spur of the moment killings are ...Well now we know, spur of the moment killings are the way to go!<br /><br />How much discount would I get if I offed a roomful? 9 or 10 say?<br /><br />That's three years off for each... Hey looks like I'd be out shortly after sentencing!<br /><br />The logic of this decision is just so so Bollocks! No wonder I left the law in the 80s, I could see where we were headed even then, sigh.RABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-89898914574477483512010-12-22T12:38:43.541+00:002010-12-22T12:38:43.541+00:00The guy who obviously had no intent to injure Robi...The guy who obviously had no intent to injure Robin Hood airport gets charged and convicted, yet these dangerous nutters never seem to be until they kill of maim someone. Get your mobile phone nicked and expect your mum to do more about it than the cops, for whatever reason. I'd like to know quite why the CJS now expects anyone to hold the faith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-43200605464518377472010-12-22T12:37:44.618+00:002010-12-22T12:37:44.618+00:00For a three year reduction on a 32 year sentance, ...For a three year reduction on a 32 year sentance, I wouldn't have bothered.<br />They will probably be out long before that anyway, ragardless.<br /><br />His definition of torture seems largely irrelevant. Tying up a 55 year old man in his home to get his pin number must be pretty terrifying, even if they didnt lay a hand on him.<br /><br /><br />Maybe the judge should be tortured to varying degrees, to see if he changes his mind.Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-45524749938682373612010-12-22T12:29:19.055+00:002010-12-22T12:29:19.055+00:00Well at least Ken Clarke isn't taking an inter...Well at least Ken Clarke isn't taking an interest in letting them off lightly...yet.Lynnenoreply@blogger.com