Both England & Ireland justice systems base their sentencing on “MONEY”. It costs money to jail people. It’s that simple. So unless you’ve murdered, raped or seriously crippled someone you generally are given probation.
Current Irish (Limerick, the asshole of Ireland) case. Man convicted of killing FOUR people. Two women and their TWO kids. Stabbed them numerous times with various instruments.
Sentence: 4 (FOUR) Life terms (in reality about 12 years) To be served CONCURRENTLY. So with 1/4th off for good behavior the dude will be back on the street in 8 years. OH Wait, he’s been in custody for a year so the sentence is back-dated to 2012. Make that 7 years from now.
The politicos and legal assholes all of whom earn well into the 6 figure salaries and all the graft they can grab don’t give a shit about the ordinary public. They could sink both God damn islands and the world would be better off.
Today the EUrinal has informed us that Life Sentence no longer means a life sentence as it violates their yooman rights. Rabid animals should be put down its as simple as that.