tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post3307169618848280942..comments2023-07-10T10:57:18.522+01:00Comments on The Magistrates' Blog: Something And NothingBystander http://www.blogger.com/profile/10211688955428527960noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-41304084347227340002016-10-24T13:37:30.603+01:002016-10-24T13:37:30.603+01:00" the public will finally get respite from hi..." the public will finally get respite from him/her for a period of time in chokey."<br /><br />Only the non taxpaying public. The rest of us will be lumbered with the huge cost of keeping him in jail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-91890987085472945052016-10-20T11:43:25.337+01:002016-10-20T11:43:25.337+01:00One of my ex magistrate colleagues told me he was ...One of my ex magistrate colleagues told me he was out recently when a man he didn’t know approached him. He was asked if he had been a magistrate and said yes. “I thought I recognised you” said the stranger. My friend was rather concerned about what might happen next but the stranger then said “You gave me a DRR a while ago. I had had one before but I wasn’t ready to come off drugs. When I did the one you gave me I was ready, I came off drugs, I haven’t touched them since and I want to thank you for what you did”.<br /><br />Sometimes we just never know when we sentence.<br /><br />PS: - A DRR is a Drug Rehabilitation Requirement.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-44651201067001686602016-10-18T13:37:38.145+01:002016-10-18T13:37:38.145+01:00In such situations, what further powers would you ...In such situations, what further powers would you like, if not for yourself, for future JPs? Steve_the_Catnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-44206190436162883062016-10-18T10:00:00.359+01:002016-10-18T10:00:00.359+01:00Good to see you backGood to see you backTony Tindalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-45994969976239570522016-10-17T20:18:49.807+01:002016-10-17T20:18:49.807+01:00Disagree. Nothing much might have changed this af...Disagree. Nothing much might have changed this afternoon. However, you have cleared one obstracle before the repeat offender arrives back in court, chances used up, and the public will finally get respite from him/her for a period of time in chokey.Hammersmith depressedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982520500143111483noreply@blogger.com