Gary Dobson and David Norris sentence: Why life does not necessarily mean life

January 5th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

By
Donal Blaney

Last updated at 4:48 PM on 4th January 2012

Justice: Mr Justice Treacy, who today sentenced Gary Dobson and David Norris

Mr Justice Treacy has today sentenced Gary Dobson and David Norris for their parts in the evil, racially-motivated murder of Stephen Lawrence.

Dobson, who was 17 years and 10 months old at the time of the murder, was given a minimum term of imprisonment of 15 years and 2 months. Norris, who was 16 years and 8 months old, was sentenced to 14 years and 3 months in jail.

Both will remain subject to licence for the rest of their lives if (which is by no means certain) they are to be released from prison.

In his sentencing remarks, the Judge explained (as had been discussed widely overnight in the print and broadcast media) that his hands were tied. Not only was the Judge required to apply sentencing law as it stood prior to the coming into force of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, but both Dobson and Norris were to be sentenced with reference to their ages at the time that they murdered Stephen Lawrence.

The starting point for sentencing a murderer aged under 18 at the time of committing the murder now is a minimum sentence of 30 years. Prior to 2003 the minimum tariff was 12 years (and 15 years for adults). As the Judge said: ‘It may be, therefore, that the resultant sentences are lower than some might expect, but the law as laid down by Parliament must be applied and I am constrained by it’.

There will be many who feel that the sentences meted out to Dobson and Norris are far too low. Some may feel that one or both men should pay the ultimate price on the scaffold. Others may not understand why the law requires the application of past guidelines to an offence committed nearly 20 years ago when the murderers in question are now middle-aged men who have shown no contrition whatsoever for their evil acts.

Sadly, as is so often the case, this is because of a combination of liberal judges, weak legislators, powerful lobby groups and the cursed European Convention. The days of a Home Secretary intervening, as Michael Howard did in the Bulger case, to call for weak sentences to be increased are no more.

Gary Dobson

David Norris

Lenient: Gary Dobson (left) was sentenced to 15 years and 2 months. David Norris (right) was handed 14 years and 3 months

If we want judges to hand out real sentences that truly punish murderers then the only option is for us to elect parliamentary candidates who stand on a platform of law and order (and honesty in sentencing, so that 10 years means 10 years and life means life) and for us to stand up to the undemocratic liberal tyranny of the ECHR.

Directly elected police chiefs will help but it is up to the law-abiding public, repulsed by the Dobsons and Norrises of the world, to rise up and demand justice in sentencing for all the victims of crimes as senseless, evil and horrendous as the brutal murder of Stephen Lawrence.

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Honest sentencing would be a start. The DM should never print headlines that give cumulative sentences for groups as the Government so frequently does. Such as, “gang sentenced to total of 90 years.” It sounds impressive until you find out there were thirty gang members. And the word ‘life’ should NOT be used unless the person will die in prison!

– kev, n’thants, 04/1/2012 17:10

Actually we did and got TB who said? and why would any sane person believe any candidate of any party or even bother to vote again!

– topsy, topsyturveyland, 04/1/2012 16:11

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