2 1/2 years for fatal child abuse
 

http://www.heart.co.uk/london/news/l...Fje8MwvSuYU.99

I can't imagine any reasonable person believes these sentences properly reflect the severity of the crime so hope they're reviewed and increased significantly.

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Law for one and a different law for others.

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Absolutely shocking and like you l think the sentences should be much more severe Osem.:mad:

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If by the 'one' you're referring to him likely being Muslim then I don't know about that but it's certainly a disgustingly short sentence.

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Was the law lenient towards them because of their race/colour then?

reading it. it looks like it may be because they refused to speak.

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Child neglect!!

These poor excuses for parents murdered their child and have just been given low level sentences for a much lesser offence than causing the death of an innocent child. Surely the law must be changed if refusing to explain how a child in your care suffered 70 separate fractures on her body over a period of two to four weeks means you get away with a much lesser charge.

I don't normally want retribution but in this case I hope his fellow inmates get the chance to show him how much pain he caused this poor child and how frightened she must have been.

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His "fellow inmates" could probably be of the same ilk as many get segregated by religion.

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The problem for me is will we see this get refereed back to the court for being to lenient, i bet not.

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I think that most people will be absolutely disgusted at this sentence given, I know I am.

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that is murder

they should both be hanging from the end of a rope.

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Just another example of the British law system not wanting to look Racist.

Its getting to a point that a hate preacher will be part of the cabinet in the government because of representation and free speech.

Re: 2 1/2 years for fatal child abuse
 

Are you surprised?

I have seen similar cases get similar sentences, he will be out in 12-18 months for good behaviour. :(

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No not surprised at all. But then if the public doesn't bother to react to unfairnesses such as this, things will never change. It really is disgusting to think that an animal like this who refused to even answer questions about the abuse could be walking free by the summer of next year. :mad:

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Playing devil's advocate here, I don't see anything that suggests his background, race, perceived religion etc played a part in the sentence. It does seem unduly light obviously but there are countless cases where criminals adhering to the type of demographic that people are hinting at in this thread have received long and "more justified" stretches inside.

I would have suggested mitigating circumstances such as an early guilty plea etc but it says he didn't answer any police questions. It's odd but I just can't see anything 'PC' going on here.

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Behaviour likes this is not exclusive to certain races/cultures as plenty of threads on this site clearly demonstrate. What may be an issue is a certain 'reluctance' on the part of the authorities to expose and robustly deal with situations in which there seems to be a significant racial or cultural component. I don't think that's the case here however and it'll be interesting to find out whether there will be an appeal.

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I too doubt whether race came into play in this case.

I think it was a question of bringing a charge that could be proved. With neither parent putting forward an explanation or being willing to give evidence that would have backed a murder charge I suspect that the CPS would have chosen a lesser charge over a charge of murder for which this man could have been found not guilty on the evidence held.

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That wouldn't surprise me, sadly. It's hard to stomach people who've done such an awful thing being able to effectively sidestep justice in that manner.

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Just goes to prove that if you don't admit to anything. (even though it's obvious)
and/or you don't say anything.

you will get away with it.

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i'm saying nothing :disturbd:

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Except if you have some evidence or something in your favour you hide until court.

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Another one for you :)

When the police man asks you to sign something. and you say what's that for?
he tries to make it sound really casual and says "Oh it's nothing. it's just to say that I've spoken to you"

and you say "No thanks"

and from then on he starts getting a bit wound up just because you won't give him your autograph. so he gets his mate out. and his mate says "Why won't you sign it? it's just to say that you were stopped today"

and then you say "No thanks"

then they realise that they're not gonna get your autograph. even if they beat it out of you :)

---------- Post added at 11:48 ---------- Previous post was at 11:48 ----------

Eh?

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They should just hang the B

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... and this is just the sort of sentence which puts into perspective what these 'parents' did the their punishment.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31056608

Yes the cases are different but there was clearly intent to do great, possibly, fatal harm to the vicitms in both cases, so how can gross and sustained abuse leading to the death of a totally helpless baby be treated so much more leniently? :shrug:

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Put me in a room with him, please.

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Absolutely

doesn't make any sense.