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Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

Yes, we do. Whilst I have no sympathy whatsoever for these guys, nor care a jot about their sentence breaching their human rights, I do feel that in the scheme of other sentences getting handed out every day at the countries courts that this is a bit disproportionate.

I have seen men in my area get 180 hours community service each for almost beating a guy to death. His head injury was so severe he was in an induced coma for a week. Oh, and these guys had previous for similar.

So yes, we need to redress the balance in more ways than one. This is a typical knee jerk reaction and it won't solve anything because once the hype dies down, our legal system will go back to handing out pathetic sentences once more.

Something occured ot me when hearing the disproportionate sentences. Is it not the other sentences, e.g. the 180 hrs you use as an example, that are disproportionate?

We are also hearing about how people should be more considered rather than wanting huge sentences. Its the people's society and that's what the people are asking for. For years "we" have being asking for stronger sentencing and more protection for the good in society. I hope we see a lot more like this rather than the years of "pathetic sentencing" we have had.