Arthur
Well-known member
Out of interest, who influenced the over the top sentencing for the UK riots a year or so ago? People were clearly being made an example of...so who made this decision?
Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells who'd been whipped up by the media. Don't get me wrong if you've burned someone's house or business down then you deserve whatever porridge you get. But nicking a pair of trainers from footlocker or luzzing a couple of stones at the old bill when it's what everyone else is doing....don't think so. You have to have sympathy with some of the "rioters" who got sent down because there was no yard stick to compare their sentences to. You can't say that about football though, the game has changed but so have the rules. When you hear stories of a lad of previous good character getting 28 days bird for having a smoke bomb you've got to think to yourself is it worth bothering any more.