Tuesday 5 August 2008

Too Soft on Gun Crime


Today, the Weston-super-Mare Mercury reported that a man who terrorised a 13 year old boy with a gun and punched him to the ground, escaped a jail sentence.
How on earth are we supposed to make a difference and sort out the knife and gun culture in this country if custodial sentences are not given out.
The mitigation in this case was that the offender hadn't realised his victim was only 13 years old and that the offender was working long hours.
I expect this will be a comfort to a 13 year old who will probably bear the mental scars for the rest of his life.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

IF.YOU.CANT.DO.THE.TIME.DONT.DO.THE.CRIME.