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December 05, 2005
How many moons?
With crime rising and certain types of crime at an all time high, our new Lord Chief Justice has announced that "young" muggers should not be sent to jail. On the contrary, according to him they do not "intend" harm, and may simply be desperate! Two days after he published this latest piece of idiocy, we have seen two "young" men (one 17 and the other 24!) sent to prison for a racially motivated murder of a young black man whom they attacked for no other reason than his skin colour. Perhaps the Lord Chief Justice would have felt that they too, didn't mean any harm?
The two in question admit going out to "look for a fight". One claims not to have "intended" to kill. So that was why they took an ice axe with them? In summer? In Britain? They were obviously going to climb a convenient glacier in the local park with this impliment!
Thankfully the Judge who heard this case decided that they had intended to kill and that they deserved to go down for the mandatory "Life" sentence of 25 years. Sadly they will be out again on "License" in just over 12 while their victim and his family will really have the life sentence.
One is forced to wonder sometimes just what goes through the minds of our most senior judges. I have to say that I have come to the conclusion that they either do not inhabit the same planet or even the same universe/dimension as the rest of us. I'm sure that, wherever it is, it must be a fabulous place, peaceful, crime free, forever sunny and pleasant - and probably has more than one moon to light up the night sky!
Posted by The Gray Monk at December 5, 2005 06:03 PM
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