Making a mockery of the law?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....rt-escaping-jail.html

It seems that the 'joint enterprise law' didn't come into force in this case, since they all got different sentences.

/// Judge Martin Steiger QC said: ‘Drink was involved. ///

Is that any excuse for the cowardly and savage attack on the victim, Joseph O'Reilly?

Chrapkowski, was given a 12-month suspended prison term, electronically tagged for two months and ordered to complete 160 hours unpaid work after he admitted causing grievous bodily harm.

Lane, he admitted affray and was given a community order for 12 months, ordered to complete 120 hours unpaid work, abide by a curfew and pay £250 costs.

Oliver O’Neill, who was on bail for another vicious attack at the time of the assault on Mr O’Reilly – was jailed for 27 months after admitting two counts of GBH.

Seems to me, due to their mocking after the trial behaviour, the three of them should be hauled back before the courts and given a much more severe sentence.

[bednobs]

joint enterprise doesn't mean they all have to get the same sentences

[TWR]

This is the UK A.O.G. anything goes for the offenders! even 3 course meals, Heating, Laptops, Gym, if any old farts out there are Hungry, cold, in debt you know what to do, & Jesus they even pay you. British Justice.

[dennisb66]

The judge is too soft,he should be sacked.

[Gromit]

They cannot be sentenced for joint enterprise since they were charged with different crimes.

One of the men did not lay a finger on the victim so was only charged with Afrray.

The other two were guilty of GBH, but one was on bail for a previous attack, so their sentences were different.

There are probably hundreds of criminals who go into court expecting a jail term and are relieved when they escape one. The difference is that most don't have a Daily Mail photographer capturing their moment of joy.

These men are low life scum, and they seem to have got off lightly. Thanks to the AOG/Mail Axis of Doom for highlighting this non news story.

[anotheoldgit]

Non news story again eh? Gromit

How many 'non news' stories have you published then?

Or are they only non news stories if Gromit hasn't posted them?

[Gromit]

AOG

It is a non news story because
. Drunks fight every weekend of every week of every year. It is common.
. Many thousands are subsequently convicted of GBH and Affray
. It is not unusual for them to avoid a jail term

The only reason this is in the Daily Mail and not the many thousand of other cases, is that a photograph was taken, and the Editor of the Daily Mail knows that that photograph will make AOG and his ilk very angry. But it is not news.

[Baldric]

In response to the only question asked in the OP;

"No, of course it isn't"

The rest is just a reprint of the story as presented in the paper, with the OPs opinion in the last paragraph.

[Gromit]

// Seems to me, due to their mocking after the trial behaviour, the three of them should be hauled back before the courts and given a much more severe sentence. //

Mockery is not a criminal offence.

[TheTruthHere]

It is happening all the time

http://menmedia.co.uk...rture-thugs-walk-free

[2012]

Gromit

It is a non news story because
. Drunks fight every weekend of every week of every year. It is common.
. Many thousands are subsequently convicted of GBH and Affray
. It is not unusual for them to avoid a jail term
Whilst generally agreeing with most of gromits comments;
The fact that it is so commonplace that we it ignore it, could be the point of the story? In my view that would change the context and that story maybe newsworthy. If that is at least one of the points of the story it makes your comment an oxymoron.