What planet do Our judges live on?

[LazarusShort]

Burglary takes courage it seems!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...england-tees-19503922
Latest outburst from one of M'luds! I just don't think that judges seem to have any idea what most of us must live with. Is it time to get some judges that have actually lived a real life?

[anotheoldgit]

/// The judge reportedly told the offender on Tuesday: "It takes a huge amount of courage, as far as I can see, for somebody to burgle somebody's house. I wouldn't have the nerve." ///

It would seem also that the Judge hasn't got the 'nerve' or the 'courage' to dish out a correct sentence.

[Baldric]

That Judge should resign, he has no idea!

[youngmafbog]

It is well past the time we addresses the competence, relevance and political persuasion of our Judges.

This idiot probably thinks he is the bee knees and a cut above us all. But all ghe proves is that the judiciary are a bunch of hand wringing pinko do gooder not fit to sit on our Benches.

Lets hope they burgle him next time, he'll probably get the tea and cakes out for them, followed by a stiff port of course.

[sir.prize]

How can you be critical when a learned judge makes a 'just' decision?

The unfortunate young man who appeared in court was only doing what comes 'naturally'; ie committing burglary to fund his heroin habit. It appears that Judge Bowers had 'noted' the burglar had kicked his drug habit earlier. Hang on, he supposedly committed this latest offence to so he could buy drugs.
A little confusing eh. OK so let's not be harsh on this young poor lad, he's obviously having a hard life. Especially following a three-year spell inside for arson.

A full 10 years inside would be a suitable outcome. And the judge? Well, what can we say? Maybe give him a knighthood.

[bazwillrun]

and not forgetting his skanky girlfriend.

how accomodating would this imbecile of a judge have been if it was his own home.

surely the CPS can appeal this foolhardy non sentence

[albaqwerty]

I hope they do appeal that sentence.
Justice has not been met and the law is an ass.

[vulcan]

What, to me, is even scarier is this was discussed on the radio this morning with a criminal Barrister who agreed with the Judge. This Barrister might well be a judge in a few years time and if he is out of touch now what will his thoughts be later in life?

[flip_flop]

I can never understand why burglary is considered a minor crime.

We were burgled about 7 or 8 years ago, and they absolutely trashed our house - the insurance claim was in excess of £30,000.

That was the easy bit.

What they also did was systematically ruin beyond repair our photo albums, which included photos of our kids as babies and toddlers (this was before we stored our photos on our computer), spunked in Mrs Flop's underwear drawer, crapped in my daughter's bedroom and crapped in mine and Mrs Flop's bed (they made the bed after so that when we went to bed we discovered another of their presents).

It was as if in addition to nicking easily replaceable stuff, they also wanted to punish us.

The sense of violation was absolutely overwhelming.

This was a house we had strived for, having been Mrs Flop's favourite house when she was growing up, but the sense of violation was so great that within a month of the burglary she insisted we had to sell.

All the police were interested in doing was given us a crime reference number to report the burglary to our insurers because "it was probably just kids" The wealth of evidence the burglars left (turds and spunk) was ignored.

Kids or not, I would happily, even now, like to see the bastards dead.

This is why the comments from this idiot Judge sicken me.

Burglary is a heinous crime and should be dealt with severely.

[LazarusShort]

couldn't agree more flipflop, vastly underrated and punished. If your lucky they just steal things but your experience is much much worse. Yet whenever there is a call to toughen up, you get the handwringing sort defending burglary as a minor crime. Personally I'd bang them up firts offence instead of waiting until they've done it 20 times. I'm amazed the police didn't want to use the DNA present to try and nab the the culprits.

[sandyRoe]

The police probably know that the crime against Flip-Flop's home will eventually be 'taken into consideration' when the thieves are eventually caught.

[emmie]

i read this earlier, and wondered quite what planet the judge lives on. Having been burgled i could tell him that it's not a minor crime, but quite horrible and devastating. Came home to find items missing, house turned over, and nothing to be done, apparently there was a lot of homes that got burgled all at the same time, that was the policeman who finally showed up next day.

[DTCwordfan]

an enquiry into the judge's remarks is to be held.

[boxtops]

Flipflop that's disgusting - it's bad enough when people feel they have a right to take your stuff, but not to foul your home too, for a laugh....

It says on the news that there is going to be an enquiry into this judge's statement - Cameron is livid.

[emmie]

flip flop, i have read right through your post, to say i am horrified would be putting it mildly.

[flip_flop]

Thanks - the legacy of their act is that Mrs Flop still has nightmares. Actually, its worse than, she has night terrors, although thankfully as time passes they seem to be diminishing.

[emmie]

my sympathies are with you, burglars are not robin hood types, but bstards who turn your life upside down. Had i seen the person or persons who did this, i would have given them a good backhander, even if it landed me in jail.

[grffindoor2011]

I used to deal with judges professionally on a day to day basis. I'll usually stand up for them and their statements.

In this case though, he is on his own. I wonder if he would think the same if it was his house that was burgled.

[Wharton]

A friend of mine actually caught a burglar in his house - neither crime was reported.

[solvitquick]

PLEASE CUT OUT THE VITRIOL AND SYMPATHISE with this vegetable, oops sorry, meant Judge! He is obviously a danger to others as well as himself. As such he should be examined by doctors and locked away under the special section of the mental health act - in short "sectionned". As for the fire-raising, drug-addicted but "courageous" burglar he is welcome to try it on at my house. Despite living an upright life I am now prepared to be branded a murderer and imprisoned but the thief will be dead - beaten to death - that will be one less of the vermin at least. I'm now beyond the end of my tether with these imbecilic/senile "judges", magistrates and their "do-gooder" supporters who INSTIGATE illegal acts and wouldn't recognise an honest citizen if he/she bit their ass.
If I publicicised what Judge Braindead said I would be summoned immediately for promulgating criminality!
SIQ by short name and sick of this LATEST "legal" disgrace.