Is it just me, or are judges behaving especially badly these days?
In the last week we have had these "wonderful" judgements handed down by our judges:
The outrage continues over the sentencing given to three of the boys involved in the beating of 17 year old Shane Rolston. Originally charged with murder, they were allowed to bargain their crime down to assault with a weapon. As you know, they got community service, house arrest, and a curfew. A young man is dead, and they were sent to their rooms.
Family members of victims sexually assaulted by a Winnipeg couple cursed and sobbed in court Tuesday, upset at what they felt were lenient penalties handed down to the husband and wife.
The 25-year-old woman was released after Justice Gerald Jewers gave her a sentence equal to the approximately two years she had already spent in pretrial custody. Her 39-year-old common-law husband was given another seven years behind bars.
Those are only two of many cases where the criminals are walking away, and laughing. This "hug a thug" liberal sentencing has got to stop. What message are the judges sending to our youth? Kill someone and get house arrest. Sexually abuse a youngster, walk out of court. Want to be a swinger, with a 14 year old, perfectly legal.
I am totally disgusted with our judges.
Let them take these wonderful criminals into their own homes whenever they rule in favour of house arrest, see how long it takes for them to stop ordering it.
2 comments:
Idea: There should be a log of such verdicts kept. And in due time, such wretched judges should serve out the sentences that should have been given to those they rewarded for being criminals!
I like that Shane, might make the judges think before they rule!
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