anyone watching criminal justice?

[ByThePowerOfGreyskull]

as above

5 years with release on license after 2,5

5 years, out in two and a half, but that's too long, she'll lose the baby. can that really happen??

5 years

presume she'd get the baby back after that?

so if a mother is convicted of a crime carrying a sentence of more than 18 months a child is automatically adopted? is that true?

Oh... my.... God.

5 years, serve 2.5 released on license for 2.5

but it was much more realistic than her being released and running into her daughters arms to live happily ever after

Sentence was 5 yrs with at least 2 1/2 to be served

Am I soft?

I am sat here in floods of tears.

Oh Gawd I feel weak

he said 5y and will serve 21/2 - yes it was a bit hit and miss - saying that it is shades of grey I suppose. I'm still not entirely convinced it was believable - why didnt she leave or say no

cross post

would it have been put up for adoption ?
God that was an awful way to end just before bed...

I thought that the child could only stay in mother and baby unit until 18 mo. Surely then could be fostered for a year and returned to mother?

Come on LadyH, can that really happen?

shouldn't the baby go to the dad ??

She got 5 years but would be out on a licence in half that time. But being out on a licences means she'd be a life sentence prisoner

I'm going to sound like a total pretentious arse now, but I thought the final shot of her pressed up against the glass in her room and screaming silently is evocative of the silent struggle every abused woman goes through.

Feel free to throw things...

me too armbow

Well, I was having a bad evening (anxiety and sadness due to various personal issues) and really should not have watched this. Have just been sitting here sobbing.

Right, I will have some soothing herbal tea and watch something funny.

Adopted?

Surely not!

'If you have been affected by any of the issues covered in this programme'

yes , it's put me right off vaseline.

Anyone else feel naggled by the fact all the investigating and revealing was actually done whilst the trial was going on? Why didn't that DVD come to light before hand?

well I feel drained after that. Talk about harrowing.

Surely they would have appealed the sentence on the basis the judge knew Joe and therefore was biased. You can appeal sentences can't you?

Tears here too. I am surprised that the time already served didn't contribute to sentence as that may have made it low enough? (Maybe not, the time frames were a bit odd imo)

Think it could have been done in less episodes though.

I was thinking dad could have her til she got out - suspect the wife of the doctor would be leaving her now anyway.

Maybe I'm being a bit naive