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Jethro_uk <jethro_uk@hotmailbin.com> wrote:
Inspired by the chappie who apparently was treated leniently, what do the
group think of the idea that rather than messing around with guidelines,
the criminal justice system should allow a sentence to be appealed if the
convicted person can show a similar case with a less severe sentence ?
The basis being the ancient Greek practice of raising taxes by allowing
citizens to nominate someone richer than them when tapped for shipbuilding >> money.
Are you referring to the current two-tier punishment system?
The one where someone produced a knife, shouted "I'm going to kill you" before slashing at the intended victim, and got a suspended sentence, contrasted with some woman getting 18 months for a social media post?
On 25/09/2025 12:19, Spike wrote:
Jethro_uk <jethro_uk@hotmailbin.com> wrote:
Inspired by the chappie who apparently was treated leniently, what do the >>> group think of the idea that rather than messing around with guidelines, >>> the criminal justice system should allow a sentence to be appealed if the >>> convicted person can show a similar case with a less severe sentence ?
The basis being the ancient Greek practice of raising taxes by allowing
citizens to nominate someone richer than them when tapped for shipbuilding >>> money.
Are you referring to the current two-tier punishment system?
The one where someone produced a knife, shouted "I'm going to kill you"
before slashing at the intended victim, and got a suspended sentence,
contrasted with some woman getting 18 months for a social media post?
My wayward stepson got 3 1/2 years for 'threats to kill' brandishing a knife...
On 2025-09-25, TTman <kraken.sankey@gmail.com> wrote:
On 25/09/2025 12:19, Spike wrote:
Jethro_uk <jethro_uk@hotmailbin.com> wrote:
Inspired by the chappie who apparently was treated leniently, what do the >>>> group think of the idea that rather than messing around with guidelines, >>>> the criminal justice system should allow a sentence to be appealed if the >>>> convicted person can show a similar case with a less severe sentence ?
The basis being the ancient Greek practice of raising taxes by allowing >>>> citizens to nominate someone richer than them when tapped for shipbuilding >>>> money.
Are you referring to the current two-tier punishment system?
The one where someone produced a knife, shouted "I'm going to kill you"
before slashing at the intended victim, and got a suspended sentence,
contrasted with some woman getting 18 months for a social media post?
My wayward stepson got 3 1/2 years for 'threats to kill' brandishing a
knife...
I guess he needed a few more decades of "exemplary behaviour" behind him.