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pcernie
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-he ... r-24868484Apart from the cost of the case, at least a couple of scumbags are off the streets 
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big_D
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3 years for burglary. And how long does he serve for manslaughter? Oh, right, that is a crime against a person, not property or money, so it isn't important.  
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l3v1ck
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Sentences in the UK have always been pathetically small.
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jonbwfc
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I don't know about 'always', we used to ship people to Australia for theft and about half of them died on the way. Manslaughter sentence is usually 10-15 years. With standard remission you're actually talking between 5 and 10 years served. In this case his lawyer would probably be able to make a strong argument for the lower end of the tariff.
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l3v1ck
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Always in recent memory then.
Rape, murder etc. People get out very quickly these days.
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Amnesia10
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ShockWaffle
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I don't understand your complaint. He got 10 years for manslaughter, which is more than the 3 years for burglary.
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big_D
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Yep, I see that now. That'll teach me to only read the article... In the article it says 3 years and 6 months, no mention of 10 years. I had skipped the sub-head.
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