8 Months For A Haircut?

[nailit]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-43825429
//Abdulrahim Omar, 21, from Bedford, gave the boy a "number one" haircut while others sat around and laughed, Luton Crown Court heard.//
Is it just me or does anyone else find this sentence a bit OTT?

[pixie374]

Nailit, it does give hair cutting as an example of bodily harm in the swathes above- and also the psychological harm. It's part of the definition of it.

[nailit]

No mention of injuries in the report Jack, which Id have imagined would have been mentioned if there were.

[nailit]

//Nailit, it does give hair cutting as an example of bodily harm in the swathes above- and also the psychological harm.//
Just seems to me that times have changed as to how certain catagories of offence are now defined.

[pixie374]

I don't know how long abh has been defined like that or whether it has changed, tbh.

[steg]

I think his hair was injured

[jackthehat]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/19/barber-gave-boy-humiliating-haircut-sent-jail/

Another report...

[jno]

he was even made to sweep up his hair while onlookers laughed.

This seems to be well within the ambit of the charge.

[steg]

Maybe he should of got a greater charge as he used a weapon

[anneasquith]

Awful experience for a young child, at least the accused pled guilty .

[ludwig]

Considering he won't serve anything like 8 months I think it's reasonable.

[Ken4155]

^
Eh?

[kvalidir]

Nailit, your mind is part of your body therefore someone who adversely affects your mental health in a deliberate act is guilty of ABH, because you have actually been bodily harmed by their actions. Personally if that'd been my kid I'd have beaten the obnoxious bullying twonk into the middle of next week, so I think he's off lightly with 8 months.

[New Judge]

A case went to the court of appeal a few years ago. A girl had had her long hair forcibly cut short. The defendant's brief argued that since hair was essentially "dead" tissue no "Actual Bodily Harm" could have been suffered. He was unsuccessful.

[Peter Pedant]

Told in the D T

a few years ago - a lad cut off his ex girl friends hair whilst she slept - and the magistrate ruled he had not case to answer. Appealed and which ever court it was said he DID have a case to answer - hair was part of you. Six months in the slammer I think

I am amazed the dead tissue bit got up and ran
Skin is dead but you can still cut it

I mean imagine:
Q Did you kick and kick this poor Aber and render the poor mite brayne damaged - you disgusting labourite ?
A no judge - as an habitual Aber I submit he was brain dead in the first place, and so I couldnt not possible have inflicted brain damage as there was nothing to damage
J - case dismisssssssed ! bangs gavel repeatedly .....

I mean THAT could never happen - could it ? [joke]

[EDDIE51]

As said this was done as a 'punishment' so it was a clear case of common assault. 8 months is an appropriate sentence under the circumstances.

[EDDIE51]

Reading it again, I see it was ABH, so 8 months is lenient.

[New Judge]

The clue was in the sentence, Eddie. Common Assault is a "Summary only" offence with a maximum penalty of six month's custody.