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Originally Posted by thenry
was there a plead gulity agreement?
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The judge, Mr Justice Saunders, said he took into account the teenager's previous guilty pleas to burglary and violent disorder at William Hill, Tesco Express, Blockbuster and Fatboys Thai restaurant on the same night.
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Not sure about an agreement but the guilty pleas where taken into concideration .
One thing that does stick in my mind ,mentioned in the judges statement ,is the futility of those riots .I think most of the people who took part where not normally of that kind of mindset ,they may not have been perfect citizens and maybe strayed across the line a little .But so many are now facing ruined careers and ruined lives because of a few hours madness that for the most part ,i think it fair to say was out of character .One good thing the media has done is give high publicity to the trials and sentences which may in itself serve as a deterrent for those not normally predisposed to violence of this nature but live close to egde of criminality
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Originally Posted by danielf
Do we have these in the UK?  |
I don't think we do have "plea bargaining" what we do have is leniency for pleading guilty ,which i suspect may have been the case in this instance .How far we take pleading guilty for leniency i don't know ,but where a death is concerned i think it dangerous to allow offenders to plead guilty in exchange for leniency especially if there is strong evidence against them