Oxford student who stabbed boyfriend could avoid jail cos of her future job

biscuithead wrote: »

There was another thread where people were clamouring for prison inmates to be worked half to death rather than sitting on their arses playing PS4 or whatever. The logic was that they should be "productive". These useless layabouts should be learning skills and providing a valuable service through their labour.

Then we have similar people on here who are clamouring to have an aspiring surgeon thrown in jail and a would-be career as a medical professional in society destroyed.

Yes, let's kill a career of 40 years as a surgeon in favour of a career in the pen digging ditches. When she gets out she can be a barmaid.

Yes she knifed her boyfriend in the leg. I'm not condoning that. What are the full facts of the case? Was she mentally unsound at the time? Hormonal? Was he ever abusive to her? etc. etc.

The facts of the case are in the link. She would have got a custodial sentence (possibly suspended) except she's purdy

Yourself isit wrote: »

Your job as the jury is to decide the case on the facts, not emotion or class bias.

Well that's my own interpretation of morality and If I'm ever asked to serve on jury duty, I would do the same thing.

What type of drug is she addict to?

jeanjolie wrote: »

Well that's my own interpretation of morality and If I'm ever asked to serve on jury duty, I would do the same thing.

Then you possiblywould be kicked off the jury and a retrial might take place.

It's not that hard. The question for you isn't sentencing. The judge can, as we see, decide to not sentence severely. The question for the jurist is guilt based on the facts.

To those saying that because of her potentially becoming a doctor she deserves not to get a conviction consider that.
She is young but not that young 24 isn't troubled 18 year old territory.
She has proven she is erratic and unstable in periods of high stress and heightened emotions, if she becomes a trauma surgeon what sort of situations do you think she is going to be exposed too? She is a "drug addict" and one for whom drugs make her violent, is it safe for her to be around large amounts of prescribed drugs.
As a further point to this, the apparent abuse happened in a previous relationship, she didn't take it out on that partner, she took it out on a completely innocent man, say she is working in the caring professions and she has to deal with a convicted domestic abuser, whats her reaction going to be.

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Generally speaking they're not as dangerous as men, so maybe they shouldn't be held to the same standards?

So much for equality

RDM_83 again wrote: »

To those saying that because of her potentially becoming a doctor she deserves not to get a conviction consider that.
She is young but not that young 24 isn't troubled 18 year old territory.
She has proven she is erratic and unstable in periods of high stress and heightened emotions, if she becomes a trauma surgeon what sort of situations do you think she is going to be exposed too? She is a "drug addict" and one for whom drugs make her violent, is it safe for her to be around large amounts of prescribed drugs.
As a further point to this, the apparent abuse happened in a previous relationship, she didn't take it out on that partner, she took it out on a completely innocent man, say she is working in the caring professions and she has to deal with a convicted domestic abuser, whats her reaction going to be.

I agree that she shouldn't be sentenced but at this point, will it make a difference?

Thinking about this...her reputation is probably already damaged. Her image and story have been plastered all over the internet and media, not to mention the obvious portrayal that will carry on even if she doesn't get sentenced that she's an entitled privileged white woman who got off scot-free.

Better she goes off into acting. Probably would actually have it easier now and gain more money. Looks like her career is finished.