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Originally Posted by denphone
Yes it would be unconstitutional but he has stated that there would be severe sentences for those rioting and l am sure magistrates and judges unless they are in Timbuktu have listened or heard these remarks through the media and have took them on board and l am all for these people getting the sentences that they deserve.
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They have noted the public fear and outrage, and the demand for harsh treatment that has come from all sections of society - ministers included. They are entitled to take public outrage into account when sentencing, and they have done so. Doubtless they have heard what Cameron has said, and have correctly seen his comments for what they are - a reflection of that same public outrage.
All of this is a very different proposition than suggesting these sentences are somehow the Government's doing, either by changing the law at lightning speed or by trying quietly to abuse the historic independence of our justice system.