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Originally Posted by martyh
Normally i would agree with you on this but in this case i wonder how much of a young kid he really is (in terms of experience) and how many tricks he has to learn .
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Neither you (presumably) or I know the kid. I'm sure the judge will have had access to more info.
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I also wonder how much of a influence the victim impact statement had on the judges sentence ,the victims family seemed quite forgiving
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To be honest, I don't think victim impact statements should have any bearing on sentencing. They have their place in allowing the victim to be heard in the trial, but that's about it in my opinion. Sentencing should be done on the basis of facts (which includes impact on society), not victim perception.