When are our courts gonna get serious?

[eye sea]

I am fed up with our court system. Look at the evidence as to how it's gone down the drain.

1) Pete Doherty on his millionth offence, just gets off with a £750 fine after being discovered to have 13 rolls of a class A drug in his coat pockets, WHILST IN COURT! :eek:

2) Then look at the bloke who was fined £100 for accidentally dropping 'litter', a £10 note in the street. He was actually taken to court. It's madness. I wouldn't have paid it. I would have turned the Judge and said, 'you have just insulted our Queen by saying her face on HER currency is 'litter'. See what he would have to say about that, the plank. :mad:

3) The guy fined again for blowing his nose.

4) I recently read a story in the newspaper that a guy who murdered a young girl was called 'essentially decent' by the nutty Judge and given just four years in jail - he'll be out in two years. The Judge later added, 'I hope when you come out you can put this nasty business behind you...' WTF. :mad: He'd murdered an innocent girl. :mad:

[Angus]

There are dozens of instances where "celebrities", footballers, pop stars, politicians etc., are treated differently in the courts from the rest of us plebs. The whole of the Estabishment is underlying corrupt, anyone can be bought if you have sufficient money or influence. The whole Justice system is a joke, run by "old school tie" types who watch each others' backs. I have no respect for it or confidence in it.

[eye sea]

There are dozens of instances where "celebrities", footballers, pop stars, politicians etc., are treated differently in the courts from the rest of us plebs. The whole of the Estabishment is underlying corrupt, anyone can be bought if you have sufficient money or influence. The whole Justice system is a joke, run by "old school tie" types who watch each others' backs. I have no respect for it or confidence in it.

Every day there's a story about the pathetic English 'justice' system which is so annoying.

[Tom]

No judge wants a sentencing a celebrity next to their name.

I think the entire judicial system is a complete joke starting at the very bottom with the call centre operatives and trainee police men, right up to the high courts.