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Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: Snoopy on October 22, 2007, 02:09:45 PM

Title: Unbelievable
Post by: Snoopy on October 22, 2007, 02:09:45 PM

http://tinyurl.com/35rv78

He gets a 3 year community supervision order (Didn't that used to be called Probation?) for blinding (in one eye) a 97 year old man on a tram. What is this country coming to?

Title: Re: Unbelievable
Post by: Uncle Mort on October 22, 2007, 02:30:24 PM

Also:

Quote

Mr Chaudhury said in a statement that he got on to the crowded tram but had to stand because nobody would give him a seat.

Title: Re: Unbelievable
Post by: Barman on October 22, 2007, 03:21:35 PM

Quote from: Insane Judge Kenneth Macrae

"At first blush, an immediate and significant prison sentence would well be justified. That would do nothing to protect the public in the future and my real concern is the public."

So letting him out protects the public how?  noooo:

Title: Re: Unbelievable
Post by: Darwins Selection on October 22, 2007, 03:23:11 PM

Quote from: Barman on October 22, 2007, 03:21:35 PM

Quote from: Insane Judge Kenneth Macrae

"At first blush, an immediate and significant prison sentence would well be justified. That would do nothing to protect the public in the future and my real concern is the public."

So letting him out protects the public how?  noooo:

 shrugs:

Title: Re: Unbelievable
Post by: Barman on October 22, 2007, 03:25:16 PM

Quote from: Darwins Selection on October 22, 2007, 03:23:11 PM

Quote from: Barman on October 22, 2007, 03:21:35 PM

Quote from: Insane Judge Kenneth Macrae

"At first blush, an immediate and significant prison sentence would well be justified. That would do nothing to protect the public in the future and my real concern is the public."

So letting him out protects the public how?  noooo:

 shrugs:

Precisely...

Title: Re: Unbelievable
Post by: Grumpmeister on October 22, 2007, 04:30:17 PM

Because it would mean that some really dangerous coucil tax evader woiuld have to be released in order to free up a cell for him and we can't have that can we?  Banghead

Title: Re: Unbelievable
Post by: Barman on October 22, 2007, 04:41:23 PM

Quote from: Grumpmeister on October 22, 2007, 04:30:17 PM

Because it would mean that some really subversive coucil tax evader woiuld have to be released in order to free up a cell for him and we can't have that can we?  Banghead

I fixed that for you...  whistle:

Title: Re: Unbelievable
Post by: Grumpmeister on October 22, 2007, 04:45:16 PM

No need to fix it barman, my naturally sarcastic sense of humour kicked in when I posted.  whistle:

Title: Re: Unbelievable
Post by: Mark on October 22, 2007, 06:24:37 PM

You only go to jail for attacking football managers  noooo:


Mark