Has the statue of justice fallen down?
There was me thinking that a 8 year sentence was too severe for Karen Matthews only to read this morning that the Family of Shannon Matthews condemn her mother's 'lenient' sentence. It is difficult trying to mentally balance the scales of justice when the following tragic case also hits the news on the same day and same news bulletin A father who killed four of his seven young children when he crashed a Land Rover he part-built has been jailed for two years. Outside the court the mother of the dead children said "I don't think the prison sentence for Nigel is enough for my children's lives".
In relation to the Shannon Matthews case, I can sympathise with the view that if the McCanns were not even charged, let alone sentenced, and scammed over a million pounds from the public, then Karen Matthews got a raw deal.
With Nigel Gresham, he was stupid and reckless but he also suffered the loss of his own 4 children. Others have been sentenced to the same for the loss of 1 life or even more in some cases, and perhaps the sentence would have been more severe had the fatalities not been related. It does seem as though human life is cheap with such offences. Lord Ahmed could be in line for a 3 month suspended sentence for only killing 1, and perhaps the judge might also award him £5 out of the poor box.
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
Anything that sells papers and/or makes it look like the coppers are on the ball and doing their job. They are very selective about what or who they prosecute, all done for potential media presentation. Bad looking cases don't get a look in.
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