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Originally Posted by danielf
Hmm. 16 months in prison... What exactly will that achieve apart from appeasing the public's lust for blood? I'd say give him a length community service, preferably working with injured soldiers returning from Afghanistan. He surely needs a sort of punishment, but I seriously doubt if prison is the way to go. With all the publicity this has generated, I'm not so sure if the risk of re-offending is that great. I definitely don't think that having him as a guest of HMPS courtesy of the taxpayer will achieve a great deal.
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16 month, well he'll probably serve about 8 month, if that. But it just might prevent others from doing the same thing.