tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post7226744782098980051..comments2023-07-10T10:57:18.522+01:00Comments on The Magistrates' Blog: In The SpotlightBystander http://www.blogger.com/profile/10211688955428527960noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-44398643414647918282012-10-14T18:33:11.310+01:002012-10-14T18:33:11.310+01:00Lewis Carroll had it right:
Transportation for li...Lewis Carroll had it right:<br /><br />Transportation for life, and then to be fined fifty pounds . . .<br /><br /> . . . which is rather what is going to sound like the next time some multiple murderer gets a whole-life tariff and then a victim surcharge!Andrew Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273362558325263161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-3091811966131184472012-10-02T08:30:24.280+01:002012-10-02T08:30:24.280+01:00It seems clear that a custodial sentence is called...It seems clear that a custodial sentence is called for. The Gilmour kid got 16 months for violent disorder for his afternoon of yobbery. Three or four months seems close to the mark for this.Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-82573311950659586722012-09-28T10:38:47.008+01:002012-09-28T10:38:47.008+01:00Sorry FJ I do not sit in Family Court and am there...Sorry FJ I do not sit in Family Court and am therefore not familiar with these subtleties of registration of birth. A period of silence is called for.AnotherNorthernJPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-11692913532630026322012-09-27T22:46:33.822+01:002012-09-27T22:46:33.822+01:00They don't actually allow one to enter multipl...They don't actually allow one to enter multiple fathers' names on a birth certificate, I'm afraid, ANJP. Family justicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-57998613189430443272012-09-27T16:32:52.735+01:002012-09-27T16:32:52.735+01:00Have just re-read my comment. It is rather ambigu...Have just re-read my comment. It is rather ambiguous. I meant she was every team members daughter. Apologies, slinks into corner, hides head, retires from bench. Respect B/S, respect.AnotherNorthernJPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-80831453365074695372012-09-26T19:53:29.866+01:002012-09-26T19:53:29.866+01:00How dare you!! The team can only use one keyboard ...How dare you!! The team can only use one keyboard at a time, hence the first person singular creeps in. Have some respect, you ingrate.Bystander https://www.blogger.com/profile/10211688955428527960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-65734885652586491972012-09-26T19:42:42.235+01:002012-09-26T19:42:42.235+01:00I presume your daughter is mutually shared between...I presume your daughter is mutually shared between all members of the team.AnotherNorthernJPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-5048933628809168432012-09-26T19:00:17.380+01:002012-09-26T19:00:17.380+01:00So your three years at the University of who-knows...So your three years at the University of who-knows-where didn't bias you about Oxbridge then? <br />My little daughter was far from displeased when the Light Blues won....Bystander https://www.blogger.com/profile/10211688955428527960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-23365511579502845502012-09-26T16:31:10.343+01:002012-09-26T16:31:10.343+01:00This is a jury trial (and the jury has now found h...This is a jury trial (and the jury has now found him guilty). There is no judgment by the judge. Sentencing has been adjourned to 19 October.<br /><br />My view of the proper sentence is:<br /><br />Public nuisance - conditional discharge<br />Impeding the Boat Race when Oxford were leading, and taking into account that Cambridge won the re-run - 100 lashes and ten years' inprisonment.Andrew McGeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-47927351586730552062012-09-26T16:11:13.652+01:002012-09-26T16:11:13.652+01:00What an excellent example of judicial diversity. I...What an excellent example of judicial diversity. I particularly like her matter-of-fact approach to all the problems she encountered on her way to her goal. I shall look forward to her judgement in the Oldfield case.Onlookernoreply@blogger.com