craggy_steve Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 40 minutes ago, 0bserver said: Here's another light sentence. 22 months for indecent assault (not sure how it's not actually rape)... the UK would have been a 6 year sentence https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/offender-who-assaulted-woman-while-she-slept-would-have-got-a-longer-jail-sentence-in-the-uk-548795?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1653811358 Yep. That appalled me when I saw it. Maybe there is some valid reasoning behind the short sentence, but to my mind it was rape and should have been prosecuted and sentenced as such. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 52 minutes ago, 0bserver said: Here's another light sentence. 22 months for indecent assault (not sure how it's not actually rape)... the UK would have been a 6 year sentence https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/offender-who-assaulted-woman-while-she-slept-would-have-got-a-longer-jail-sentence-in-the-uk-548795?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1653811358 John will know the details better, but I think rape is defined quite narrowly under current legislation and sentences were lower for quite a lot of things. A new Sexual Offences Act was passed last year, but I don't think it has come into force yet and even if it had, this offence took place in December 2020 which would be before it was passed and people can only be punished under the law as it was at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeBrew Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 1 hour ago, 0bserver said: Here's another light sentence. 22 months for indecent assault (not sure how it's not actually rape)... the UK would have been a 6 year sentence https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/offender-who-assaulted-woman-while-she-slept-would-have-got-a-longer-jail-sentence-in-the-uk-548795?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1653811358 I found this confusing: “Deemster Cook described the offence as ‘disgusting’, adding that ‘any woman is entitled to say no at any time, you chose to ignore that, perhaps out of naivety’. He did however concede that the offence was not predatory or malicious.” I must be missing something, but I don’t really get how it could be neither predatory nor malicious. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 "He said he was innocent but the jury found him guilty after a trail". I wonder what sort of a trail he left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 12 hours ago, craggy_steve said: Yep. That appalled me when I saw it. Maybe there is some valid reasoning behind the short sentence, but to my mind it was rape and should have been prosecuted and sentenced as such. 11 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: John will know the details better, but I think rape is defined quite narrowly under current legislation and sentences were lower for quite a lot of things. A new Sexual Offences Act was passed last year, but I don't think it has come into force yet and even if it had, this offence took place in December 2020 which would be before it was passed and people can only be punished under the law as it was at the time. The report isn’t detailed. In fact it’s poorly written, and the one thing I can check on is wrong, so it’s unreliable. ( they got the name of the defence advocate wrong ). Its up to AG prosecutions what to charge. You wouldn’t charge indecent assault if it was rape. That suggests, as does the reference to the English offence of assault by penetration, that there was no penile insertion, the insertion was digital. That’s my best guess, That couldn’t be charged as rape. Deemsters can’t sentence for an offence other than the offence charged/convicted. The sentence is within guideline range for indecent assault. The offence took place before our new Sexual Offences Act. When that’s in force it’d be charged under the new provisions, which have higher sentencing guidelines. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 £120. That'll teach 'em https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/120-fine-for-distracted-motorist-caught-on-mobile-phone/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, Happier diner said: £120. That'll teach 'em https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/120-fine-for-distracted-motorist-caught-on-mobile-phone/ Who writes the police Twitter contributions? Is it a dedicated position or are all officers able to put their own tales on? I'd guess at the former. I don't care much for the character of the reports on crimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Another example of very weak sentencing. This kind of behaviour should carry time. https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/restraining-order-for-man-who-put-hidden-camera-next-to-bed/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 This seems the other extreme, jail for a 5k attempt at fraud but if you claim benefits for many years & rip off taxpayers you get fines payable over 50 years from benefits https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/man-who-altered-home-valuation-during-divorce-jailed/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 33 minutes ago, Banker said: This seems the other extreme, jail for a 5k attempt at fraud but if you claim benefits for many years & rip off taxpayers you get fines payable over 50 years from benefits https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/man-who-altered-home-valuation-during-divorce-jailed/ I'd say that was a worse crime than some of the benefit fraud cases that go to court - the guy was trying to con someone close to him out of thousands. The impact of doing a couple of hours undeclared to pay bills is shared between all taxpayers so individually costs us pennies. Having to pay back so much a week plus a fine out of sod all, is a massive impact on the individual each and every week. However, the reason this guy got prison is nothing to do with fraud. It's because he lied to the court and falsified documents - they don't like that. Judge said it "struck at the heart of the administration of justice". Which really means don't take the piss out of us. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 45 minutes ago, Declan said: I'd say that was a worse crime than some of the benefit fraud cases that go to court - the guy was trying to con someone close to him out of thousands. The impact of doing a couple of hours undeclared to pay bills is shared between all taxpayers so individually costs us pennies. Having to pay back so much a week plus a fine out of sod all, is a massive impact on the individual each and every week. However, the reason this guy got prison is nothing to do with fraud. It's because he lied to the court and falsified documents - they don't like that. Judge said it "struck at the heart of the administration of justice". Which really means don't take the piss out of us. He should have just fucked about with meta data at an employment tribunal instead. That just seems to get left in the long grass, no questions asked. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 1 minute ago, 0bserver said: He should have just fucked about with meta data at an employment tribunal instead. That just seems to get left in the long grass, no questions asked. Isn't there going to be a hearing, or something, about it in August? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 It'll be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 11 minutes ago, Gladys said: Isn't there going to be a hearing, or something, about it in August? Hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Why do you whisper long grass, why tell the public what you know, whispering grass the electorate don't need to know. ( sung to the Don Estell hit whispering grass) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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