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eddie00001 · 18-10-2006, 10:26

I think the cases above highlight just 3 problems with our justice system

1. How soft a sentance you get through causing the death of someone while in a car

2. How tough a sentance you can get for a very minor infraction of the law

3. How in such minor cases too much weight is given to the prosecution, even where there is no real evidence. In the case above, there was no witnesses to show that the defendant contaminated the recycling - and has now resulted in one person no longer recycling their rubbish and possibly others who don't want to fall victim to this.

However, had a shredded his letter as recommended, to prevent ID theft, then the council would not have been able to have found him and prosecuted him. So maybe the lesson here is, not only should you shred all info that could ID you to prevent ID theft, but also so councils that have nothing better to do (ie prevent anti-social behaviour, improve social ammenitites etc) can prosecute pointless cases.

18-10-2006, 10:26	#6
eddie00001 Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Newport Age: 49 Services: Sky Broadband Sky HD Posts: 477	Re: Justice - Time for a rethink? I think the cases above highlight just 3 problems with our justice system 1. How soft a sentance you get through causing the death of someone while in a car 2. How tough a sentance you can get for a very minor infraction of the law 3. How in such minor cases too much weight is given to the prosecution, even where there is no real evidence. In the case above, there was no witnesses to show that the defendant contaminated the recycling - and has now resulted in one person no longer recycling their rubbish and possibly others who don't want to fall victim to this. However, had a shredded his letter as recommended, to prevent ID theft, then the council would not have been able to have found him and prosecuted him. So maybe the lesson here is, not only should you shred all info that could ID you to prevent ID theft, but also so councils that have nothing better to do (ie prevent anti-social behaviour, improve social ammenitites etc) can prosecute pointless cases.