3782 posts
When he woke up the following morning with a hangover, he removed the page and apologised,
lol GOLD.
Why would he want to start a riot he looks British?
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WA
6415 posts
4 years jail,unfair to the extreme i'd say.
But Sally Ireland, policy director of the law-reform organisation Justice, said: "The circumstances of public disorder should be treated as an aggravating factor and one would expect that to push up sentences by a degree, but not by as far as some of the cases we have seen.
"Some instances are completely out of all proportion. There will be a flurry of appeals. There's a question about this advice [from justices' clerks] and whether it should have been issued at all."
Rakesh Bhasin, a solicitor partner at the law firm Steel & Shamash, which represents some of those charged following the riots, said some reported sentences seemed to be "disproportionate".
Paul Mendelle, QC, a former chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, said: "The idea that the rulebook goes out the window strikes me as inherently unjust. It sets all manner of alarm bells ringing.
NSW
4188 posts
Slow news day?
A bloke breaks the law (in a way visible to the entire internet connected planet) after a few drinks and gets caught. Yawn.
Protip: If you plan to break the law, doing it in private / anonymously maximises your chances of getting away with it...
NSW
2115 posts
Just goes to show the justice system isn't about right and wrong but social class considering no harm was done compared to the harm Murdoch did but he has not even been charged.
Another good example is Trio Capital, a couple of years for stealing million. I know someone who as a minor got 3 years for stealing $120 but he was a black fella so just proves the point.
