Poll Tax Riots/Bradford Riots Sentences

@if ®afiq · 5 May 2006 at 11:27

Does anyone know what prision sentences were handed out to those involved in the Poll Tax riots?

After watching the Bradford Riots proggy and C4, I was shocked that they handed a term of 5 years to the guy who threw some bricks at the cops and am curious as to what sentences other riots have resulted in.

daveyj27 · 5 May 2006 at 12:02

@if ®afiq said:
I was shocked that they handed a term of 5 years to the guy who threw some bricks at the cops.

Me too....it should have been ten years.

VeNT · 5 May 2006 at 12:38

daveyj27 said:
Me too....it should have been ten years.

tbh, life (not that panzy life they use now, but real life, your WHOLE life) that will make a good example of em

Raumarik · 5 May 2006 at 12:38

Justice in the UK doesn't work. Throw a few bricks at the police and get 5 years, being found guilty of unprovoked serious assault on my 61 year old dad and the bitch got a £200 fine.

justice? :confused:

@if ®afiq · 5 May 2006 at 13:03

daveyj27 said:
Me too....it should have been ten years.

Why?

daveyj27 · 5 May 2006 at 13:15

@if ®afiq said:
Why?

Rioting,
Throwing bricks at Police,
Helping (in however small a part in the grand scheme of things) to destroy the order in this Country,
Being a part of something that makes life so bloody unbearable for decent people who just want to go about their own lawful lives.

That's just my own personal take on it of course.

daveyj27 · 5 May 2006 at 13:22

Kami said:
Justice in the UK doesn't work.

Sadly, it certainly looks that way nowadays.
Is your dad ok now?

Vonhelmet · 5 May 2006 at 13:58

@if ®afiq said:
Why?

Because it is utterly unacceptable to throw bricks at the police.

Any crime against the police should carry a stiffer sentence than a similar crime against a regular citizen, simply because of who the police are (or are supposed to be) and what they represent. A crime against the police is essentially a crime against the justice system.

wordy · 5 May 2006 at 15:31

@if ®afiq said:
Does anyone know what prision sentences were handed out to those involved in the Poll Tax riots?

After watching the Bradford Riots proggy and C4, I was shocked that they handed a term of 5 years to the guy who threw some bricks at the cops and am curious as to what sentences other riots have resulted in.

Just a question, why are you interested about the sentences? Are you looking to find differences in the sentences do to the fact that it was white people doing the rioting during the poll tax riots?

Mr Joshua · 5 May 2006 at 15:34

Kami said:
Justice in the UK doesn't work. Throw a few bricks at the police and get 5 years, being found guilty of unprovoked serious assault on my 61 year old dad and the bitch got a £200 fine.

Don't mean to take this off topic but do you have a link to the post about your dad?

Moredhel · 5 May 2006 at 16:17

wordy said:
Just a question, why are you interested about the sentences? Are you looking to find differences in the sentences do to the fact that it was white people doing the rioting during the poll tax riots?

That's a bit of a jump isn't it? As for the rioters, violence is never a solution, but the nature of the protest was perfectly valid, the poll tax was a huge mistake on the part of the govornment, and the people spoke out against it.

zain · 5 May 2006 at 16:27

VeNT said:
tbh, life (not that panzy life they use now, but real life, your WHOLE life) that will make a good example of em

They being....? If I think its what Im thinking right now, then you mr are stupid

vonhelmet said:
Because it is utterly unacceptable to throw bricks at the police.

wordy said:
Just a question, why are you interested about the sentences? Are you looking to find differences in the sentences do to the fact that it was white people doing the rioting during the poll tax riots?

Mhmmmm.

daveyj27 · 5 May 2006 at 16:34

zain said:
They being....? If I think its what Im thinking right now, then you mr are stupid

The rioters? Or what else what he be referring to?

zain · 5 May 2006 at 16:36

daveyj27 said:
The rioters? Or what else what he be referring to?

Dont know mr cockles, hence why I asked

daveyj27 · 5 May 2006 at 16:38

Moredhel said:
the poll tax was a huge mistake on the part of the govornment, and the people spoke out against it.

Only to be replaced by the council tax.

daveyj27 · 5 May 2006 at 16:39

zain said:
Dont know mr cockles, hence why I asked

"Cockles"???

Mr Joshua · 5 May 2006 at 17:01

zain said:
They being....?

The government I would have thought.

wordy · 5 May 2006 at 18:18

Moredhel said:
That's a bit of a jump isn't it? As for the rioters, violence is never a solution, but the nature of the protest was perfectly valid, the poll tax was a huge mistake on the part of the govornment, and the people spoke out against it.

It probably is a bit of a jump, but I'm interested as to what the O.P's reaction will be, if the poll taxt rioters were given lighter sentences than the Bradford rioters

G-MAN2004 · 5 May 2006 at 18:22

Good program last night. Bradford Riots one. Scum should have got much longer tbh.

ScoobyDoo · 5 May 2006 at 18:26

A message had to be sent out to people like this, you cant do what you want on your 'so called streets', they are not yours, they belong to everyone.

They were told to go home and given chance after chance to stop what they were doing.

5yrs is a message ... which says 'Riot and you WILL go to prison for a lengthly term' .

Justice done.