Should people with 75 previous convictions ever be let out of prison again.

And he was only 21 years old - these offences all happened in max. 3 year period (18 to 21) as offences committed under 18 are not included on an adults criminal record.

This guy should have been locked up sooner and for a long time.
 
That means he was convicted of a crime every second week for something. Are our judges suffereing from amnesia?
 
They should introduce the 'three strikes' law, same as in the States, with a very harsh penalty for the 3rd offence.

Some people say that harsh penalties don't act as a derrent, but having lived in countries whose punishments fit the crimes, such as Singapore, I don't understand why tougher mandatory sentences are not introduced here.
 
They should introduce the 'three strikes' law, same as in the States, with a very harsh penalty for the 3rd offence.
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This reduced crime by 70% where it was introduced. Not because it acted as a deterant, but because the majority of crime is committed by a small number of habitual criminals. Once they get locked up, the crime rate plummets.
 
I think it's a mix of both the criminals being locked up and those who have already committed two crimes being deterred by a potential 25 year jail sentence should they commit a third crime.

It has prompted, for example, a lot of Californian criminals to leave the state, which has also brought the crime rate down.
 
How many times have we seen people out on bail killing others? Remember that Manuela Rieda case. The law is pure ridiculuous. With 75 previous convictions he belongs inside for a nice spell.
 
Ash 22 said:
How many times have we seen people out on bail killing others? Remember that Manuela Rieda case. The law is pure ridiculuous. With 75 previous convictions he belongs inside for a nice spell.
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I would argue that they should be in prison for life.
 
When I was younger I used to think "we should help them" and "they're a product of their environment".

Now I just think they're scum and should be put down (why waste the money keeping them in prison for life?)

We have too many scumbags in this country. Recidivists shouldn't have a right to live in our society.
 
I think we are giving this guy too much credit. It is reasonably easy to chalk up convictions. Take a simple theft of a packet of cigarettes from a shop, this might involve the following multiple convictions:

Larceny
Possession of an offensive weapon
Possession of illegal drugs
Threatening bodily harm
Resisting arrest
Trying to escape Garda custody
Dangerous driving (subsequent car chase)
Driving whilst under the influence of drugs
Damage to property (when car crashes)
Using abusive language to Gardai
Obstructing the course of justice
Contempt of court

So there's 12 convictions from a stolen packet of fags.

Now it is far, far more challenging for, say, an Anglo banker to secure even one conviction:)
 
Duke of Marmalade said:
I think we are giving this guy too much credit. It is reasonably easy to chalk up convictions. Take a simple theft of a packet of cigarettes from a shop, this might involve the following multiple convictions:

Larceny
Possession of an offensive weapon
Possession of illegal drugs
Threatening bodily harm
Resisting arrest
Trying to escape Garda custody
Dangerous driving (subsequent car chase)
Driving whilst under the influence of drugs
Damage to property (when car crashes)
Using abusive language to Gardai
Obstructing the course of justice
Contempt of court

So there's 12 convictions from a stolen packet of fags.

Now it is far, far more challenging for, say, an Anglo banker to secure even one conviction:)
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Is your post for real?
 
haminka1 said:
i am all for the law of 3 strikes - no matter what the crime was ....
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How about 30 strikes or 40?
There has to be a point when people serve some serious prison time. I'm not saying lock them away for life or kill someone because they keep stealing cars but...
 
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