Teacher murdered on night out...sentences of 5 and 4 years

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

And someone caught with the possession of a bong will get 5 years. :rolleyes:

Show me a case where someone has been sentenced for that?

Justice Carroll Moran deemed it an appalling crime.What is also appalling and unacceptable is the Legal system's indifference to the sacredness of human life and in this case, the annihilation of innocence when doling out shockingly inadequate punishment to the Dinan two.The court has exercised more regard for the legal rights of two killers with lengthy criminal records than it has shown respect for the victim,Brian Casey,his family and friends. The Dinan's "Licence" to kill will only cost them a few years,with remission,in secure and comfortable confinement,fed and cared for while many decent people outside prison will struggle to pay bills, mortgages, feed and educate their children.And the Casey family and Brian's girl friend try to cope with their loss. The Dinans and their like will be emboldened to commit violent crime again while the courts deal so lightly with such horrific acts.What security is there for decent people living law abiding lives when such random violence is increasingly and alarmingly common? But Judge Moran will never be in danger of assault by such appalling low life. Clare people,at least should never forget and forgive this obscene crime and its appalling punishment.The names Harry and Kevin Dinan will always be associated degradation ,degeneracy and injustice.Let that be their true sentence.And let it be known to them,their family,friends and fellow criminals.

Even if they plead guilty, I think the evidence should be heard against them, for the public record. The CCTV should be shown. Rest in Peace Brian Casey.

The law makers and enforcers have their part to play, but society or someone has to try to understand why men like the dinans are so violent. Its not enough to say 'cos they're scum', by all means lock them up, but why are they so fcuking super-violent? Can we do anything about the next generation of dinans or whoever, cos they'll most likely already be known to the authorities. Intervention.

Pembily wrote: »

I knew of them before they did this - had heard about them as they are proper scum...




I was out that night and got home and found out the next day and was shaken to the core, Mr Casey and his gf are close in age to me and it was horrible but it didn't surprise me in the slightest!! Ennis has turned into a scum filled town... Quite sad because it can be quite nice What is more sickening and again NOT SURPRISING is this all happened next to a pub with bouncers on the door!!!!

Bouncers are there to protect the Pubs Business, Assets and to a slight degree reputation.

- The reality is that everyone of a certain age-range heads out on the weekend, gets legless drunk with VAT and Duty paid to the Government on every last drop with no real effort ever being made to safeguard their security.

The Gardaí are rarely seen on our Streets and even less after the Pubs/Clubs close - There is a duty of care that is just not bothered with.

Christ ya could go on a right good rant about this, but what's the point. Sure nothing shocks me anymore about how easy the courts are these days.

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

Different kettle of fish indeed. Was there not provocation and various threats in the background for that one? Which makes the murder verdict even more surprising.

In the case of the murder of Lesley Kenny, Brendan O'Sullivan called the deceased to come over to his house, and shot him twice and then reloaded and shot him again
I realise Lesley Kenny was no saint but there were circumstances in that murder conviction which gave the impression of premeditation which is why O'Sullivan was convicted of murder

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

It seems like the jury didn't take the provocation and death threats into account. It reads like a case of kill or be killed.

The DPP would have emphasised the fact that Kenny was unarmed at the time of his death, he was invited into the garden by O'Sullivan who wanted to "sort things out" and O'Sullivan reloaded the gun

The defence would have emphasised Kenny's previous convictions, his character and the threats to O'Sullivan's family

The jury decided to convict of murder