|
||
|
26th June 2019, 04:41 | #1 |
This is my second home
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 5,428
Thanks: 3,123
Thanked 3,170 Times in 2,096 Posts
|
Increased sentence for animal cruelty
Pleased to see this in the News this morning. Michael Gove has increased the possible Jail Sentence for animal cruelty from 6 months to 5 Years!
Long overdue IMO. |
26th June 2019, 06:46 | #2 |
This is my second home
Rover 75 tourer Club CD/Limo Tints Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Meneac
Posts: 6,759
Thanks: 5,007
Thanked 1,609 Times in 869 Posts
|
I agree, But it will only be any good if the Judges will apply the tougher sentence's.
__________________
] "I started out with nothing, and Ive still got most of it left!" |
26th June 2019, 06:50 | #3 |
This is my second home
Toyota RAV4 Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Tamworth
Posts: 3,056
Thanks: 2,478
Thanked 1,579 Times in 968 Posts
|
Good.
I'd actually like to see the "maximum sentence" for any crime removed to be replaced by whatever is considered appropriate. So if, say, the scumbag that stole Mickyboy's tools was caught they could be sentenced to absolutely any time period at all. If it turns out they've made a profession of it then maybe a decade or two away from the public would be nice for us. Perhaps there should be automatic minimum sentences for re-offenders going up in, say, a decade at a time. Maybe that would be some sort of deterrent from doing it again? Andy. |
26th June 2019, 07:05 | #4 |
This is my second home
1979 Capri 1.6L, 1982 Capri 1.6L, 2016 Dacia Stepway Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Dorset
Posts: 8,595
Thanks: 3,496
Thanked 3,397 Times in 2,218 Posts
|
|
26th June 2019, 12:24 | #5 |
Premium Trader
Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Devon
Posts: 33,715
Thanks: 8,837
Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts
|
Sentence still isn’t long enough, should be 10 years at least, let’s face it most sentences get halved anyway!
__________________
Lest we forget..
|
26th June 2019, 13:10 | #6 |
This is my second home
2005 Connoisseur SE 1.8 Turbo,2004 45 1.8 Connoisseur and my beloved 1998 VVC Coupe. Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Derby.
Posts: 8,749
Thanks: 2,022
Thanked 1,016 Times in 739 Posts
|
How about a bit of "like for like" justice.Would be far more sattisfying and save the taxpayer some money.I can dream.....
|
26th June 2019, 13:56 | #7 | |
Why? ...
MG ZT+ Cdti Auto saloon. Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Blockeswich, South Staffs
Posts: 1,545
Thanks: 173
Thanked 483 Times in 330 Posts
|
Quote:
Judges and the government are so out of touch with reality these days, and it seems pretty clear the government has advised judges not to jail people unless they really have to because the jails are full. |
|
26th June 2019, 14:16 | #8 |
This is my second home
Rover 75 Tourer/ MG ZT-T 400 Join Date: May 2012
Location: Lhanbryde
Posts: 3,277
Thanks: 2,627
Thanked 1,523 Times in 869 Posts
|
It will never ever be applied, they’ll get a smack on the wrist and banned from keeping animals for a while at most. Way too soft on crime in this country
|
27th June 2019, 15:37 | #9 |
I will find or make a way
75 Auto 2.5 SE Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Westcliff on Sea
Posts: 5,171
Thanks: 423
Thanked 1,680 Times in 1,014 Posts
|
Don't think there is much doubt that sentencing is balanced against capacity. It wouldn't surprise me if magistrates and judges got monthly updates on seaside vacancies.
The thing that irks me is the tongue-in-cheek blase attitude to the term sentenced being reduced by half - that's a ruse to persuade, ha!, the prisoner to behave himself while inside rather than outside. Then fling him out to inflict all over again. A significant part of this problem is the life experience of the sentencer. Judges live in a rarefied atmosphere and are far less likely to experience what others do. In the cases of cruelty to animals, which often leads to harming people, the conscience of the judge is only affected by emotion, the actual law comes second. In addition, parole panels should be identified and have their decisions examined by a wide selection of members of the public -let's say a reconstruction of the jury that produced the verdict.
__________________
member no. 235 |
27th June 2019, 20:41 | #10 |
This is my second home
Small....Far away Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Norwich
Posts: 9,473
Thanks: 2,707
Thanked 2,060 Times in 1,194 Posts
|
Exactly what I was thinking reading this post Mick. Good call.
__________________
~Karma will help or hinder you. Therefore look positive for this day~ |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|