john Paul Hegarty of cork computers gets 7 years prison for raping his sister

Where did I claim that?

I just find it absolutely peculiar that name, address and even workplace are mentioned in a news report. I have never come across this practice in any other countries.

Maybe there are other counties that name full names and addresses, but I have seriously never noticed this, and I am finding this really strange. You usually get abbreviated names, but nothing like this?

As stated in my first post on thread I first came across this in a rural newspaper and the list of accusations and penances read like a public flogging that the Catholic Church would have been proud of.

Anyway, I guess this discussion doesn’t add a lot to the thread.

I told you that I noticed it before in a bogger newspaper, so I don’t know why you are making it out that I just noticed it. But you seem more interested in attacking me than discussing the case, which probably says a lot about you than me. Why don’t you join the rest of us and discuss the actual case?

How often have you seen this practiced outside Ireland then? I don’t mean the full name, but I mean also address and the workplace mentioned? To me this is bizarre.

No, I have never heard of a case where full name, full address and workplace/ company were mentioned.

How do you know they let it happen?

The daughter, Nora, is a pillar of strength and courage.

I think the majority of the rapes occurred when he himself was a minor so that may have something to do with the longevity of the sentence.

Why do you say it is a joke? You seem to think that you know what sentences ought to fit what crimes. I have a little bit of news for you. There are guidelines, mandates, precedents, mitigating factors, etc.

What you are engaging in is emotional bullsh1t without taking the time to allow your little mind to cool down and take stock. A 16 year old boy, e.g. get drunk on a measly six-pack and grabs a girl and tries to kiss her. Bad call, he doesn't hurt her but he frightens her.

You will clamour for him to be banged up. O'Bumble will probably blame both his and her parents.

Now, if that was your 16 year old son......would you clamour for him to be banged up or would you talk to the girl and her parents and the Guards and try to smooth this over.

And don't FOR ONE SECOND try to think that I am equating a dumbass teenager having a few and groping a girl against her will with RAPE.

What I am saying is that the LAW is the LAW.

You want this bastard to hang. Not because you know what the sentencing guidelines are but because you are emotional about it. And you haven't spared a moment to think it over.

Stop twisting my words please. I never made reference to this particular newspaper.

You can list as many notorious serial killers or criminals who made it into world news, but it has absolutely no relevance to this case. It obviously makes sense to describe location where a crime was committed, but not the one exact location where the person was living at the time of their arrest.

There is no need to distinguish this man from others who might live in the area and have the same name., unless there are plenty of other siblings around with the same names and ages as victim and convicted rapist.

If you check my first post on this you can see that I am questioning why this man’s workplace was specified in the title, and I still continue to find this bizarre. The only time you ever see a headline like this is if the case deals with someone famous whose name rings a bell as soon as you see it.

But maybe it is unsurprising that all objectivity goes out the window with these cases because people can’t keep their emotions in check.