London Teenager Jailed For Acid Attacks.

[anotheoldgit]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/12/london-teenager-jailed-for-10-years-over-moped-acid-attacks

While our PM threatens a whole nation over an attack on a double agent and his daughter, crimes like these acid attacks are on the increase in her own capital, along with stabbings and terrorist attacks, get your priorities right Mrs May.

[bednobs]

it's a great sentence imho

[jackthehat]

What would you like her to do, AOG?

[ummmm]

Yeah....what can she do?

[naomi24]

aog, bizarre post to say the least.

[ummmm]

And he should have been jailed for longer.

[-Talbot-]

I'm struggling to cobble together a reply.

^that's it... that is all I've got got.

[New Judge]

It's not a particularly great sentence.

Had he been a year older he would almost certainly have been sentenced to twice that period. He will be out in a maximum of five years (and possibly less) by which time he will still be only 22. Personally I believe what he did warrants at least twenty years (that is, twenty years inside, not ten).

[naomi24]

^I agree, but I'm still struggling to understand what Mrs May could have done about it and why aog thinks a serious diplomatic incident should have been downgraded in order of importance because of it.

[bednobs]

whilst i agree NJ, when i said "great" i meant that 10 years seems good in comparison to other knife/gun crimes

[ummmm]

Naomi - there is no thought process in the OP.

[naomi24]

ummmm, I suspect you're mistaken. ;o)

[anotheoldgit]

Some of you seem to not understand my thoughts behind this thread, well let me try and make it clearer, but somehow I don't think many will agree for some strange reason.

Mrs May has been most forceful over a vicious attack on two people, even going to the extent of accusing a powerful foreign nation to such an extent that it could threaten the peace of this nation.
Yet on the other hand we see the increase on other multiple crimes and even terrorist attacks, all without the same vigour, condemnation and threats as shown in the nerve agent attack.

[jackthehat]

We understand that......we're just not sure what you want Mrs May, herself, to do about it.

[dannyk13]

AOG, Cannot you understand that the nerve gas attack was an attack on this country instigated by a foreign power.

[anotheoldgit]

jackthehat

She is the Prime Minister of this country is she not?

And as such she holds the power to order action by the forces who are supposed to attend to the security and safe being of the citizens of this country, and along with proof that certain crimes are increasing month by month, proves that further measures need to be implemented with much more vigour than they appears to be now.

[ummmm]

Like what, AOG. Is she suppose to predict these things?

[anotheoldgit]

dannyk13
You definitely know that for certain do you?

[anotheoldgit]

ummmm

/// Like what, AOG. Is she suppose to predict these things? ///

Well even I can predict that there will be another knife killing, another acid attack and even another terrorist attack.

[ummmm]

When? Where? How do you stop it happening? Should she ban acid? Ban cars?

[jackthehat]

Yes......but what can Mrs May, herself, do to curb these attacks?