Social media responses divided on sentence severity
1 Sep 24 · 4d ago · 5 posts · 1 comment · 3 sources · development 1 of 1
Online reactions ranged from support for tough sentencing as a deterrent to criticism that the two-year sentence was disproportionate for throwing a plastic bottle and swearing, with some arguing others have received lighter sentences for more serious offences.
“Police officers dedicate their lives to the protection of the public regardless of their own views, the very least they can expect is that those who engage in protests treat them with respect and the courts punish those who assault them.”
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First thug sentenced for violent disorder in Portsmouth - two years' sentence
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> "A father-of-two has become the first man jailed following an anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth after admitting throwing a plastic bottle and swearing at police." I understand that is knobbish behvaiour, but two years for swearing and throwing a plastic bottle?! There are people who done far worse for a suspended sentence.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Thug gets two years imprisonment, after 'boat crossing' protest. This is the way to deal with them. Lock them up for years at a time. It works.
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Seems £500-1,000 fine worth and/or a community sentence - unpaid work, curfew etc.
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