Soldier beats a woman unconscious, gets a great reference from his CO. Jailed after appeal

No surprise at all here from you.

What is your take on what he did to her, and the judge's verdict?

You are ever so subtly trying to downplay this horrific attack, like you have done other times.

Sorry, but that is the way it looks.

been going on for decades now- a law onto themselves- I hope this new tribunal puts the sh1ts up some serving and former members but likely they’re unreachable - for serving members who were perpetrators, cue long term sick leave and early retirement on full package with a golden handshake/ the usual boll0x

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It's the way the article is written, it looks like it was done by an intern. Look at other quotes from the article:

Crotty admitted to gardaí that he "punched" Ms O'Brien "four times". He also admitted: "I hit her when she fell."

Crotty told gardaí he realised he had "f****d up" and he ran off.

Judge Tom O’Donnell wished Ms O’Brien well and asked her if she understood "the significance" of Crotty’s guilty plea in that it had eliminated the necessity for a trial which would have compounded her trauma, and that if Crotty had contested the case, it would have been prolonged by approximately 18 months.

Judge Tom O'Donnell, said that Crotty’s actions on the night were "utterly appalling" and he had "no doubt" that if he imposed a jail sentence on him, his army "career is over".

The author takes quotes all through the article.

The Tánaiste (and Minister for Defence) responds to this horror show. He can hide for the moment behind the ongoing judicial process but he can’t explain the evidence of Cmdt. Togher. Even after he spoke to the Chief of Staff.

The Tánaiste said the senior officer was not in court to offer any kind of character reference on behalf of the soldier.

That just won’t wash, Micheál, and I think you know it. Togher went way beyond any obligation as a C.O. or the Irish Defence Forces make the Catholic Church look like amateurs in the cover-up game.

https://www.thejournal.ie/micheal-martin-natasha-obrien-6415861-Jun2024/

I would love to see Crotty’s face when his solicitor explains that the DPP will appeal the leniency of his sentence, that he will be lucky if the High Court doesn’t give him 8 years with one suspended. It’s only when he spends a night in jail that the penny will drop that he is among the most reviled prisoners, along with the likes of Graham Dwyer and Josef Puska. In solitary for his own safety, with just an hour of exercise a day.

Procedure I believe - I think they’re prohibited from taking disciplinary action until legal proceedings end- they’ve ended now so hope they do a better job than our own legal system did

Ah, that makes it alright so……while the rest of decent society walk around on fooking egg shells

There was NO provocation….you know it, and we all know it

Edgelords gonna edge 🤷‍♂️

His life in Ireland is essentially over now anyway. He will have to emigrate which I'm sure he is planning already.