[Zippy]

Originally Posted by angus58

Oliver Garwood, 18 years old, has been sentenced to 2 years and 8 months for throwing a fire extinguisher from a roof during the student riots, after his mother turned him in to the police. I know it was a serious offence, but compared to some of the lenient sentences handed down to serial thugs and paedophiles, it seems draconian and his life is now probably ruined.

Would you shop your child (or any other close relative or friend for that matter) if you knew they had committed a serious crime?

His life is now ruined? LOL

that fire extinguisher couldve killed somebody....now THAT'S a life ruined. Several if you include those grieving.

So well done to the Mother. Now that really takes strength. Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind and her son needed to be taught a lesson. And hopefully his sentence will deter other idiot (phoney)protesters from doing similar stupid dangerous acts that could kill.

Great Mother, great sentence. I have no children so can't imagine what I'd do.