Jailed for using a dropped number...

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Son of a Pronator Man Jun 2018 9:52am, 23 Jun 2018 8,478 posts	0 Son of a Pronator Man i'm shocked to read that running under someone else's number - that perennial headache of race organizers - is potentially subject of a 10 year sentence
larkim Jun 2018 11:06am, 23 Jun 2018 5,107 posts	0 larkim That secret barrister link is excellent, thanks for posting. Reluctant as I am to disparage an upstanding member of the community that the magistrate must be, I would respectfully submit that she or he have lost the plot on this one. Probably from reading the mail or the express too much!!
Fellrunning Jun 2018 12:00pm, 23 Jun 2018 1,953 posts	0 Fellrunning It just illustrates just how childish and spiteful this country had become. Yes I'm sympathetic to the guy who lost out. However he lost his number and the rules are clear. He would have been DQd no matter who had picked it up or what they'd done with it. Yes the homeless guy was stupid to do what he did but prison? Oh please....
premierfella Jun 2018 12:28pm, 25 Jun 2018 45 posts	0 premierfella Really interesting reading that secret barrister link. Key for me was previous convictions (as without the detail that's what I thought the custodial sentence was ultimately pinned on) Seeing that the only previous conviction that affected the sentencing was an attempted theft, that places me firmly in the "harsh sentence" camp as well.
larkim Jun 2018 1:22pm, 25 Jun 2018 5,118 posts	0 larkim Another article bemoaning the approach. theguardian.com
Too Much Water Jun 2018 9:06pm, 25 Jun 2018 6,504 posts	0 Too Much Water I’d be concerned if he had an airside ID pass, as I believe is the case
Dave A Jun 2018 7:26am, 27 Jun 2018 22,019 posts	0 Dave A The sentence was more than likely reasonable and proportionate. To get a custodial requires a really serious offence or at least 3 minor ones, this being minor. Aside from the other thefts, there must be a bit of previous on his record that would suggest custodial was the best option. The fact he’s got a Crimibal Behaviour Order (ASBO in the past) suggests, good mental health or not, that the fella might have a criminal past.
jdarun Jun 2018 8:15am, 27 Jun 2018 2,929 posts	0 jdarun I don't care if he's Pol Pot he only picked up a dropped number and jogged over the finish line. 13 weeks!
Fellrunning Jun 2018 12:05pm, 27 Jun 2018 1,954 posts	0 Fellrunning There's quite a few people who I'd be concerned about being airside at Heathrow. Most of them are in Russia at the moment. It's actually in my manifesto. Anyone boarding an outward flight wearing an England shirt, shouting "Ere we go" or "Engerland" would automatically be denied re entry to the country and have their Sky subscription cancelled. That should sort out quite a bit of low level anti social behaviour. To be fair chummy had it coming. Foreign, unemployed, homeless. He only needed to be Muslim to have a full house. Plus of course the added bonus of Tommy Robinson and his mates screaming "Rapist" as he was led away. Makes me proud to be British.
The_Saint Jun 2018 11:36am, 28 Jun 2018 6,266 posts	0 The_Saint Completely baffling, although if he had been wearing headphones I would have said throw the book at him