Another ridiculous suspended sentence handed out

Nathan Coughlan: Father-of-three made bogus calls about bodies in water and broke into churches - SundayWorld.com

only the 197 previous then ? why should this obvious parasite and danger to society be allowed to walk among the rest of us? Five years isnt a crime spree its a lifestyle choice.

Arturs Kasevs: Banned Longford driver who rear-ended car while seven times over limit says ‘sun was in his eyes’ - SundayWorld.com

how about this guy . already banned , 7 times the limit but it wasnt his fault he crashed says his solicitor

or these actual two legged pond scum who though it would be a bit of craic to pose for pics when charged with attacking a old man and house full of kids because of "culture " while having 8 bench warrants and still get bail

we have a problem with bottom level criminals in this country but we have a bigger problem with morally corrupt solicitors and barristers who knowingly manipulate and lie to the legal system for their own profit and with weak ineffectually and grossly incompetent judges

Mod - @mikethecop, post edited, please do not discuss matters currently before the courts

Just something I've wondered, and kinda off topic but something I wanted to ask the opinions of others on here. And nothing to do with any specific case, just a general question:

Do ye believe there is any space to allow sexual offenders to become better humans, or there's no point trying because no one will ever accept a rehabilitated sex offender? I'm not downplaying the assaults at all. I'm just wondering if others would allow a sex offender to become a decent human in the future, or let them live with the stigma and associated shunning even after rehabilitation? The judge in the above case references it, and used it as a mitigating factor when it came to sentencing.

Like, I see it in other threads for other types of non-sexual offences, mainly people who made a mistake and some posters are all about rehabilitation. But does that extend to sexual offences? Like that lad above, no previous before these incidents, 24 counselling sessions since. If he never comes to police attention again, would people ever look past these? Is he in for a life of exclusion regardless of how his future goes?

I mean, I couldn't care less about these people, just wondering what other Boardsies think. Can there be rehabilitation and eventual acceptance back into the community for someone with a sexual offence record? I know from comments over many threads that a lot of people would castrate or even outright kill the offender in every case. And like, not taking away from what he did above, but he's no Fritzel. Should he have more of a chance at rehabilitation?

Wayne Harte: Dubliner caught with gun he had ‘for self-defence’ spared jail - SundayWorld.com

Professional criminal(google him) caught with a live firearm and the intention to use it in "defence" gives a totally unverified story and gets functionally no punishment .

This just isnt good enough is it .

At this stage suspicions about Martin Nolans motivations need to be explored.

read that , this morning. Found it truly astonishing. Because he had it for his own protection and wasn’t holding it for a gang , it’s perfectly fine really 🤔

https://m.sundayworld.com/crime/courts/man-who-used-false-passport-to-claim-over-40k-in-social-welfare-avoids-jail/a256384325.html

We are not a serious country

How is it that someone can blatantly defraud the state like this and be left off? AND be told we’ll keep giving them cash - say he can’t believe his luck at what at load of rubes we are

Really there isn't enough public mental health workers or places to deal with the amount of mental health issues out there.

And it's just going to get much worse with most young people being brainwashed by 24/7 social media/advertising/porn/"news".

And yet we treat social media firms with kid gloves partially because of jobs they bring in, and partially because many people have been indoctrinated to believe it's all ok by the same firms.

Even today in the news ... this is the ******* can of worms they've created.

I came to this thread to post that story. By far the worst I’ve seen in recent times.

There's nothing 'tough' about it. Freely deciding not to take prescribed medication is an aggravating factor, not an mitigating one. Attempting to abduct a child would, in an orderly and just world, warrant a multi-decade prison sentence. The comments by the judge really are dispiriting - there's simply no hope for the country until the judiciary are replaced.

If he is a schizophrenic, that's a hell of an assumption the Judge is making there.

"Obelngoa had been off his medications for six months and was self-medicating with cannabis."

Who is to say he won't go off his medication again?