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 Inconsistent sentencing
Topic Originator: calpar  
Date:   Wed 24 Oct 11:56

Rob watches from the wealthy, whilst admittedly armed, but physically harm noone, get 18 years, whilst a rapist gets 3 years ?

Our society has gone to the dogs
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 Re: Inconsistent sentencing
Topic Originator: widtink  
Date:   Wed 24 Oct 12:01

I assume that you are referring to this...
BBC News - Men jailed over £500,000 Gleneagles jewellery raid
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-45964415
For what it's worth I agree with you.

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 Re: Inconsistent sentencing
Topic Originator: parforthecourse  
Date:   Wed 24 Oct 12:46

I'm happy with an 18 year sentence. Armed robbery with a gun, machete and hammers. Involved at some level in car theft and arson. He'll be out in 12 or so.

3 years for rape is far too little, but I don't know what case you are referring to.
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 Re: Inconsistent sentencing
Topic Originator: widtink  
Date:   Wed 24 Oct 12:56

I assumed he was meaning that the 18 years was a bit excessive... And the 3 years was a bit lenient.

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 Re: Inconsistent sentencing
Topic Originator: parforthecourse  
Date:   Wed 24 Oct 13:02

I agree with your interpretation. I would agree 3 years for rape is far too little, but I think 18 years for the armed robbery is about right. Offences involving firearms are often severely punished, and rightly so.
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 Re: Inconsistent sentencing
Topic Originator: parforthecourse  
Date:   Wed 24 Oct 14:00

This shows in Scotland that rape tends to be punished by longer terms than 3 years. 2500 days is the average, or nearly 7 years. Still not enough IMO.

https://beta.gov.scot/publications/criminal-proceedings-scotland-2016-17/pages/13
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 Re: Inconsistent sentencing
Topic Originator: parathletic  
Date:   Wed 24 Oct 14:02

The guy who got 18 years pleaded not guilty, whilst the guy who pleaded guilty got 11 so he has undoubtedly been punished for maintaining his innocence.None of the 520k worth of watches have been recovered either.



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 Re: Inconsistent sentencing
Topic Originator: JTH123  
Date:   Wed 24 Oct 20:10

I thought this was gonna be the grammar police commenting on one of big donnie's posts.

Imagine my .....
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 Re: Inconsistent sentencing
Topic Originator: veteraneastender  
Date:   Thu 25 Oct 16:10

No problem with heavy sentencing for the Gleneagles trio.

Agreed on the erratic terms handed down in rape cases.
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 Re: Inconsistent sentencing
Topic Originator: calpar  
Date:   Thu 25 Oct 20:58

Imagine having the audacity to rob gleneagles ! throw away the key

Now back to the peasants.....
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