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Nice to know the courts take domestic violence so seriously... not.

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McEdam · 21/08/2007 22:04

man brands his wife with an iron and walks free

Outrageous. Apparently the judge said the husband was too busy working to do a community sentence, and wouldn't offend again because his wife had left him. Good grief.

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gingerchick · 24/02/2013 03:56
  • tried to push him out the door because he was threatening me and had taken the phone out the wall
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gingerchick · 24/02/2013 03:54

And she got back with him and he blacked her eyes so obviously he thinks hes above the law
I spent the best part of two years going to
Court when I was assaulted by my then partner he was convicted and given a 200 pound fine but he appealed and got let of, apparently because I touched him first ie tried to push him out the door I was asking for the broken arm, fingers black eyes broken nose etc will never have any faith in the justice system ever again :(

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BobbyDarin · 24/02/2013 03:35

Doesn't look like his career suffered much.

www.linkedin.com/in/colinread

Spent a bit of time being freelance and has what appears to be a series of other high paying jobs.

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Thumbwitch · 19/02/2013 05:36

Ahhhhh, I see who has resurrected the zombie thread now. Wondered why. Hmm

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WhichIsBest · 19/02/2013 04:34

//Pats Feminist on the head//
Yes dear.

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McEdam · 02/09/2007 19:55

You are right, sadly.

Glad Read's been sacked but it's not enough, really, is it?

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tazmosis · 02/09/2007 19:52

A relative of mine was stabbed to death by her husband - in front of her daughter who was 7 at the time. He got 3 years - she'd provoked him apparently by nagging him.

If he'd embezzled (sp?) thousands from his employer he'd have got about 15 years.

Its appalling.

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policywonk · 02/09/2007 13:52

Huzzah! It's not justice, but it's a start.

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Difers · 02/09/2007 13:35

Good, at least the company he works for have done the decent thing.

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SueW · 02/09/2007 13:27

Colin Read's been sacked.

Here

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LittleBella · 30/08/2007 20:50

Will our MP's care though, if the legal avenues have been exhausted?

It is incredible that such a light sentence can be allowed to stand.

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WideWebWitch · 30/08/2007 18:54

I think we should all email our MPs.

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WideWebWitch · 30/08/2007 18:53

This is fucking outrageous.

When the fking fuck will 'domestic' violence stop beign treated so lightly?

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McEdam · 29/08/2007 13:36

Maybe I should email my MP and ask him to take it up with Jack Straw...

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McEdam · 29/08/2007 13:34

Me too. Apparently the offence is 'not serious' enough.

"In this case, Colin Read was sentenced for 3 offences of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, contrary to Section 47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. I am sorry to say that this offence is not one which is within the scheme, and so the Attorney General is unable to take any action on this case. Whilst I understand the concerns you have raised about the sentence, the Attorney has no power to intervene in relation to it."


I asked if they would warn the judge that the AG had received complaints, or whether judges have any training about domestic violence. And was told 'that's a matter for the Ministry of Justice'.

Clearly men and women are still not equal in the eyes of the law. Outrageous.

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gomez · 28/08/2007 18:15

Thought you might be interested to hear that I have had a response from the AG and she can't request a referal to the Court of Appeal because the conviction - i.e. actual bodily harm - is outwith the scope of the scheme.

Very disappointing.

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Nightynight · 24/08/2007 21:54

I have just emailed the correspondence unit at the attorney general - thank you for that address and info.

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policywonk · 24/08/2007 14:07

Thanks for the LEK email Callisto.

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yoyo · 24/08/2007 11:35

This was in today's Guardian.

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whiskeyandbeer · 24/08/2007 11:06

although hurlyburly's suggestion that their is some sort of ironic comedic value is on this thread and received no such condemnation.

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whiskeyandbeer · 24/08/2007 11:04

very fair point lemonaid.

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lemonaid · 24/08/2007 10:01

Not exactly "double standards", though, since so far as I can see the only posters these threads have in common are hatwoman (whose contribution to the other thread was to point out the undderlying social conditions in Russia) and you (and you weren't exactly rolling around in the aisles chortling).

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Callisto · 24/08/2007 08:48

Also three of their experts are Colin Farmer, John Westwood and Nick Holder so their email addreses are probably [email protected] or [email protected].

If I shouldn't be posting peoples email addresses on without their knowlege please delete this post or let me know and I will.

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Callisto · 24/08/2007 08:45

The email address for LEK Consulting is [email protected].

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