Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel (Post 1717011)

Uhuh. Right, so other than believing everything you read in The Sun, what are you basing this idea of lenient sentencing on? :?

F**k all, I'm guessing.

Originally Posted by CPS website

At the Old Bailey, a defendant was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving and ordered to do community service. The CPS referred the case to the Attorney General, who referred it to the Court of Appeal. The sentence was increased to a prison sentence of three and a half years.

A defendant at the Crown Court in Newcastle was found guilty of two serious sexual assaults and was sentenced to five years. The CPS referred the case to the Attorney, who referred it to the Court of Appeal. The sentence was increased to eight years imprisonment.

Originally Posted by Baph (Post 1717023)

You want examples? OK. 30 seconds in google brings this, this, this and these examples taken from the CPS themselves:



Not a hint of The Sun in sight. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Odin (Post 1717031)

Originally Posted by J2UK (Post 1717043)

This is true for sure, but maybe they should have a mandatory sentence of life without release if you rape or molest.

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel (Post 1717037)

We have a justice system that's been refined over hundreds of years and for the most part works well. There is no point changing it for something that won't work any better, or indeed worse, just because what we have now isn't perfect, because a perfect justice system is impossible to achieve.

Originally Posted by BigApe (Post 1717048)

Are you then saying that because it works well mostly, we should not touch it and try and make it better? That's what is sounds like you are saying. Don't change anything in case we make it worse. Bit of a daft thing to think assuming that is what you are saying.