adrianc
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Post by adrianc on Nov 20, 2023 15:36:20 GMT
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Post by michaelc on Nov 20, 2023 15:58:55 GMT
Even if it was you get the available you still get the difference in sentencing between Judges and areas
go to the East Midlands or Wales and compare sentences for drugs offences to London
Which are higher and why in your view?
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Post by crabbyoldgit on Nov 20, 2023 18:54:13 GMT
Um I do wonder if those comparative homicide rates are more about the availability of weapons than the existence or non existence of the death sentence. Here couples hit each other or on occasion stab which the injured party will probably will survive, a 45 calibre weapon at short range however, fatal . Unless you're suggesting that the death sentence be available for all serious assaults... No on balance I am opposed to the death sentence. 1 Do not believe in the infallibility of jury,s or the legal system 2 Uneasy moral feelings
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Post by keitha on Nov 20, 2023 20:19:03 GMT
Even if it was you get the available you still get the difference in sentencing between Judges and areas
go to the East Midlands or Wales and compare sentences for drugs offences to London
Which are higher and why in your view? Rural areas higher, Maybe because Judges in rural areas see less One I know of personally, moved to London after being charged ( to get away from group he was with ) required to report to Police every Monday and Thursday, first time he turned up desk sergeant laughed and told him not to bother coming back, as he'd have got a caution. when it went to trial he got 2 years. QED there is a difference in the way it is treated
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Post by bracknellboy on Feb 14, 2024 14:22:06 GMT
well it looks like the Attorney Generals Office and the Court of Appeal agreed with me on this one: Man who filmed himself drink-driving before fatal crash has sentence increasedIncreased from 6 years to 9 years and 3 months. I had noted on one of my posts: "I'm still thinking though that it ought to have at least been borderline as to whether it was B or A. Given that he had disregarded the warnings of others not to drive (but is that 'persistently disregarded' ?), he had used his mobile to make a video call (but was that 'prolonged' use ?), and he very very clearly knew he was in no state to drive ("I'm smashed")." It looks like a considerable part of their consideration was: "... ignoring repeated warnings about the dangers of drunk driving, and using the mobile telephone to glorify the extent of his inebriation” The judges stated: "“We are satisfied that that sentence fell outside of the reasonable range of sentence available to the judge." |
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