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Originally Posted by Moldova
The point is really and I stand by it is that he was found guilty of killing someone and should be made to serve out the full term of his 3 year sentence without it being reduced for good behaviour and nor should he be let out on licence while serving his sentence even if it is only for Christmas and the sake of his children.
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Is this because you think the current way sentences are formulated and carried out is wrong, or because you don't understand how the system currently works?
No judge, anywhere in the UK, would expect a person of general good character to spend anywhere near his full term in jail. It just doesn't happen. Judges
know this. When a judge passes a sentence of three years,
he is totally aware that he is actually locking the man up for less than half of that time.
If you bring in a regime where everyone serves their full term, you will at a stroke cause judges to start passing more lenient sentences to take account of that.
Let me reiterate this, just to be absolutely crystal clear: the judge in this case
knew there was a very good chance the police officer would be let out for Christmas leave this year and right now he
knows this man is near certain to be let out altogether within a very few more months.
If the judge had intended the police officer not to be looking at release any time in the next few months, then he would have passed a far longer sentence.
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I feel absolutely no pity for this character
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You're perfectly entitled to feel that way.
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or his family at Christmas
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in which case, you sir, are a heartless fool. What, exactly, have this man's family done to deserve what has happened to them this year? It may be the unavoidable consequence of what the man has done, but that doesn't mean the rest of them deserve what they're getting. A little understanding would cost you nothing.
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and he should remain locked up for the remainder of his sentence.
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You really shouldn't bother wearing out your keyboard demanding something that cannot happen without some very fundamental changes to the way prison works in this country.