beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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This is a massive over reaction from the media and everyone has got sucked in by the "posh people doing what they want" angle. It's usually the case on NSC that people who consider themselves as a liberal tend to suddenly turn authoritarian and call for harsh jail sentences whenever a crime is in the media.
This is her first offence and she's of previous good character, the judge obviously thinks she's unlikely to re-offend. There's also a mention of addiction and possible mental health issues.She's got a conviction on her record so her future career in medicine is now a moot point because she'll never pass a CRB check anywhere. Why are people so keen for her to serve a jail sentence? What purpose does it serve?
its about the perception of how the law is applied, we expect it to be equitable to all, and doesnt do favours based on class or wealth. here the judge *looks* like he's being lenient on someone based on their class, based on the university and profession she is going into (because there's not really any other information). its really about the judge rather than the student.
end of day she still has the conviction for GBH and had the judge said "the conviction is punishment enough as it will end her expected career" it wouldn't have been a story. and if it did most would accept a custodial is unnecessary.
WTF?
