DPP appeals rape verdict

Why can’t we all justget along?

Re the last few comments, this is only for one of them – the other one is still up for sentencing I believe (and reading some of the contents in this sentencing, it sounds like he might be in line for something harsher).

it was premeditated and the fact that they took the wrap for it straight away means that they knew what they were about to do was wrong.

I hope the appeal is won. This sentence is no more than a token. Sure, these kids probably wont re offend, but the sentence should have some factor of punishment.

I DO plan to write a letter in to my member if the appeal fails.

Having read the sentencing, I hereby decline to ever call Connolly ‘Honourable’

And with weasel words like: So periodic detention is not in effect a sentence of periodic detention. It is a sentence of full-time imprisonment but with the rider that it be served on weekends. you have to wonder at how his logic circuits work anyway.

I definiitely agree that they deserve a harsher punishment, and as much as I would like to see them castrated and locked up with some big herpes infested inmate called Bubba – people should be sent to prison as punishment, not for punishment. So a longer continous sentence in a lower security facility would have been far better in this case.

Spake the bleeding heart.

Just remember, this is the same judge that, less than 6 months ago, slotted a rapist for 30 years. There are obviously reasons for his sentencing in this case. It’s very easy to make snap judgments from behind a keyboard. There are many factors that go into sentencing – co-operation with authorities is just one of them. If you don’t like it write to your local member and get the legislation changed. Judges can only go on the legislation they have to work with.

Initially I was appalled.

After reading the sentencing, not so much.

and he wasnt too sorry.

the cops had to turn up to his door.

up until that point he may have thought he got away with it.

Bonfire – totally agree.

We can only hope……

I think sex offenders should be chemically castrated upon a guilty verdict.

Having just read the transcript (stupid flying off the handle, sorry), I’d like to rescind the word “brutal” from my previous post.

The sentence is still far too lenient.

Excuse me? Reduced sentence for “early and complete cooperation”?

So if I beat both offenders to death with a baseball bat one night, but immediately drop it and say “I’m sorry, please arrest me now”, I’ll get off with weekend detention?

Their crime was pre-meditated, callous, and brutal.

It wasn’t that stern a talking to!

I’ve had worse for failling to close a gate.

That’s all very well (and was my first reaction too), but obviously we do have to give some sort of reduced sentence for early and complete co-operation with the authorities (consider that both of them may well have been acquitted if Maddison hadn’t talked). But certainly not reduced so far that it looks like little more than a stern talking to!

put them in a lab and test them. Make them give back to society.

i dont care how sorry he is.

stick him in the pokie, not just for a day or two on the weekend.

You can read the sentencing transcript here: http://www.courts.act.gov.au/supreme/sentences/maddison.htm

Sometimes judges and their sentences disgust me more than the offenders actions. What message do we as a society give when judges hand down these types sentences ?

Only life or hanging are suitable punishments in my opinion.

perhaps he spends his weekends in a cell with two large hairy gents who take turns raping him despite his constant cries for them to stop ?

Every time I hear the term ‘took turns’ I reach for the nearest heavy blunt object and start googling their names.