Sentencing Council Slaps Down Mahmood’s Call to Scrap ‘Two-Tier’ Guidance

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2. This whole thing kind of annoys me.

   We readily accept that factors about a defendant’s life should be considered. If they came from a broken home and were never taught right from wrong, were abused etc. – We take these things into account when it comes to sentencing and it’s morally right that we should.

   But because the guidance which states this, mentions as part of a laundry list of factors that should be considered, ethnic status, which could well have denied them a lot of opportunties and resulted in abuse, suddenly everyone is up in arms about it.

   It’s not “Two tier”, it’s “This is a factor that should be considered”. Let’s not for one moment pretend that racism is dead. It exists in this country and I think that if we accept that abuse can be a mitigating factor towards crime, then we have to accept that all the consequences of racism can be too. We can’t have it both ways. It’s not taking anything away from white people to consider hardships that non-whites go through. The one and only thing this does is put into official guidance something that any judge worth a damn was already considering.

   I know I’m going to get downvoted to hell for this, but we both know it won’t be because you have an objection to my logic.

3. Yup, you can trust the tabloid analysis of this.

   Gosh where would we be without the British media to protect us from this horrible wokeness?

   I mean the media wouldn’t lie right? They aren’t the British people’s greatest enemy that have lied and lied and lied right?

   Nah if they say the sentencing council is just randomly racist against white people we have to believe it!

   Yeah I’m tired of dumb people trying to be in charge of the country. It’s obvious that experts have made an expert decision but ooooh no, you lot know they’re just randomly racist against white people.

4. Guido Fawkes is “news” now?

5. This is a good thing. To have an independent regulatory body come back this robustly is absolutely appropriate where a minister folded immediately to a misrepresentation of valuable work for political gain. It is cynicism for the worst sort, and destructive to the process of government.

   EDIT: I’ve just finished reading the full letter; it is a comprehensive and erudite bodying. She should resign. I _strongly_ suggest that anyone angry about the revised guidelines read the letter for context before making their mind up.

6. I always thought that Lady Justice wore a blindfold to represent the impartiality of the law. Perhaps blinkers would be more appropriate.

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