I appreciate they broke the law but 15 months in jail! In some cases people who kill don't get that long.
Carol Burge ● 6256d4 Comments
It's completely ridiculous. And that TV presenter who hurt a teenager while breaking up a fight got 2 years! It's so out of proportion.
Lina Leaman ● 6256d
It is, it seems to me that crimes that do not cause "direct" harm, ie burglary/fraud, get much tougher sentences than say a death caused by a drunk driver.
Carol Burge ● 6256d
Totally agree. I read a story about a pickpocket a while ago who got about 18 months which seemed completely OTT. I would have thought a pickpocket is more of an annoyance to society rather than a danger and I can't see the point in locking him up for such a long time if at all. After all, it's our tax money that pays for people to stay in prison for ages.
Given that prisons are so overcrowded and judges under such strict instructions not to jail people if at all possible, I wonder if there is more behind this story - or either of them.
Sara Nathan ● 6255d