Throw away the key

Assuming he serves the full sentence, he'll be back on the streets at 39. Very high chance that he'll re-offend as he sounds like a very damaged and dangerous individual.

Horrible case, really.

That girl will never recover from it, I doubt therell be an hour in the entire rest of her lifetime where she doesnt think about what happened to her, and hes going to be out before hes even middle aged to do it to some other girl again

The concept of concurrent sentencing, especially in cases like this, is ridiculous. Not be be flippant about it, but it is like "two crimes for the price of one".

This guy really has lost the right to his freedom for the rest of his life, maybe not legally but certainly from a moral and justice viewpoint.

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

The Judge said he had to take into account the tragic history of Eoin Berkeley and his mental health difficulties.

I am sick and ****ing tired of reading that kind of bollocks.

Lots of people have it tough and have mental disorders but don't go around raping, assaulting and committing acts of extreme violence.

Throw away the key on this scumbag.

If he is mentally unstable then section him and put him into a hospital for people with mental disorders and don't let the scumbag out.

GLaDOS wrote: »

When the doctor examining him, tried to carry out certain psychological tests, the judge said Berkeley became aggressive and agitated and threatened the doctor with physical harm and the judge said he was not optimistic about the prospects of rehabilitation.

So what happens when he gets out?

Same as what happened when Larry Murphy got out, he has served his time and is free to go where ever he wants. As much as most people don't like it but this is what will happen when he serves his time.

Scumbag needs to be ended! he should never be let out again!

At a minimum these types should be tagged for the rest of their lives.

No way someone so disturbing should be free to walk among us.

To be honest there are probably many more like him out there and one only has to look at the boardwalks in the city and they will understand the types that hang around.

I don't believe that young woman should have been here on her own as she seemed way too trusting.

Way too young to be off in another country and have no street smarts etc.

Of course please don't get me wrong one should be able to do so but it's a crazy world.

I do hope she moves on and recovers from that shocking ordeal.

That guy should never have made it to court never mind prison.

Just heard the Rape Crisis Centre on the radio. They welcome the sentence and said that it would send out a strong message! He'll be out in less than ten years, they really are completely off the wall.

I think capital punishment is appropriate.

ESMITH29 wrote: »

He should be set on fire and put out again daily over the course of his sentence.

ah love this one.bang on the button.:D

When cases like these happen, it’s always a good time to find the sadist in your group. Given the opportunity to express their sadistic desires in a morally righteous way, the sadist will not be able to resist: “I hope he dies roaring”, “I hope other prisoner’s rape him”, “I’d set him on fire repeatedly” etc.

Now the sadist is very unlikely to be a physical threat, usually won’t have much social status within his peers. - but be very wary of anyone that gains gratification from seeing or fantasising about others in distress.

BrokenArrows wrote: »

"In mitigation, the judge said he had to take into account the tragic history of Eoin Berkeley and his mental health difficulties."

Im sorry, when someone else has been affected by your crime then there should be no mitigating circumstances.

Mitigating circumstances should be for **** like theft of a fully insured item etc.

Zero mitigating circumstances for this guy. 14 years is a joke.
Whoever thinks this sort of person will come out of prison after 14 years and wont re offend is kidding themselves.

He probably wont even serve anywhere near 14 years and the judge only order 3 years of monitoring after release. He should be under a lifetime of monitoring.

Yet again,a learned and hugely experienced Irish Judge,falls into line behind the establishment,simply because it's the path of least resistance.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/rapist-eoin-berkley-gets-14-years-jail-for-attack-on-spanish-student-last-year-37481690.html

He imposed concurrent sentences of 14 years for each rape offence and said he was taking into consideration the threats to kill, sexual assaults and false imprisonment.

Mr Justice White backdated the sentence to July 31, 2017 when Berkley went into custody and imposed a period of three years post release supervision. He stated he had to take into account Berkley's tragic history and his mental health difficulties and said reports handed into court made grim reading.

I would fully expect a learned legal Professional,elevated to the status of a Judge,to do as Judge White did,and then to at least be honest,and see to it that the convicted individual remains incarcerated for life.

Judge Whites sentence,significantly increases the probability that some other young girl,will suffer worse degradation,and perhaps death at the hands of this individual.

All it takes is for ONE Judge,in the,by now,significant amount of similar cases passing through Irish Courts,to make a stand for the principle of JUSTICE,as opposed to taking the easy option of kow-towing to the Court of Appeal's precedents.

As Peter Casey has shown with the Presedential Election,Irish people have had enough to this codology,and it is long past time that a Judge...any Judge,took their sentencing lead from basic humanity and true concern for the Law Abiding population,rather than fixating on what the remainder of the Law Library will make of it.

How soon could he be released? 1/3 off 14 years if he behaves himself in jail = between 9 and 10 years imprisonment. Could be out before he's 35. He's lived most of his life in foster homes, institutions, and homelessness. Jail isn't exactly going to scare or rehabilitate him. Then what happens after his 3 years supervision?