6 months.
He will do 3 weeks max in a mainstream jail as it is very likely he will qualify for Cat D status, ie is not an escape risk or a threat to the public.
He will then move to a Cat D and will serve half and be out after 3 months with a tag.
Because he should be given a tougher sentence because he broke the law he was meant to be an example of. Taxpayers money shouldn't come into it when sentencing.
At Dave, why should someone who is not an escape risk be kept in a more secure prison at a much greater cost to the taxpayer ?
Punishment on top of punishment ?
He's had a much tougher sentence than the vast majority of people who get charged with ABH.
Because he should be given a tougher sentence because he broke the law he was meant to be an example of. Taxpayers money shouldn't come into it when sentencing.
Thats the second time you have said that, of course he is going to get more, hes a copper.
Tell the truth do you in some way feel sorry for this bloke, just curious.
I feel that he should be treated fairly. With lots of people here saying that he should be in jail for a lot longer I just want people to realise that he has been treated harshly for what he did. Most people who do what he did and aren't a police officer don't get a custodial sentence at all. I think a custodial sentence was necessary and not far off from what I would have preferred.
Rule 43 does not mean he is guaranteed safe from attack.
I'm sure it's changed now. Rule 45 maybe ?
Just curious, but if someone pushed me over, would they get 6 months?
If it resulted in stitches and you were a pensioner, i dont see why not.
It isn't unknown for someone in the main population to fake being threatened etc to get themselves on the rule to get at someone in there.
Vulnerable prisoner units are not exclusive to sex offenders and could the ex sgt hold his hands up to a group of half a dozen who want a go at him ?
Someone on the VU and who is a target for the main population wouldn't be put there as punishment. They might be placed in segregation or shipped out to another HMP.
I'm not defending him DM but then again I don't want to see him get seven shades beaten or carved out of him either.