Comments on: Telegraph descends to Mail level

By: Jemery Smull

Jemery Smull — Tue, 15 Feb 2005 08:59:00 +0000

Bullies and thugs should be locked up. Thye are the abusive thugs. Why it is. The right wiong a wrong, but that does not mena it is left wing to stand up for bullies and thugs who abuse others.
It is not liberla or left wing to support bullies and thugs and snobby bullying thugs.
DONT SUPPORT BULLIES

By: Bystander

Bystander — Sun, 13 Feb 2005 19:19:00 +0000

You are quite right about the tendency of the press to talk up potential sentences and to minimise actual ones.

Just one thing though - it is standard practice to leave all options open for pre-sentence reports, just in case a different judge or bench inposes the eventual sentence. This way their hands are not tied. If you have custody strongly in mind it is usual to warn the defendant.

I have just looked up my sentencing guidelines book and there is nothing in it about firearms because the few cases we do see go straight to Crown Court. If I was a betting man I would say 9 months suspended for two years.

By: Mat

Mat — Sun, 13 Feb 2005 16:24:00 +0000

"it's trying to deceive the easily led sections of its readership."

No newspaper ever went bankrupt with this strategy.