UK judge gets tough on" Bully Boys"young offenders by naming and shaming them

[alexmst]

UK judge gets tough on" Bully Boys"young offenders by naming and shaming them

'Scourge of society': Gang of teen bullies who terrorised city and even beat up disabled man are named and shamed

By Daily Mail Reporter
5th November 2010

Gary Mills, 19, Bradley Harris, 17, Dylan Howes, 15 and Paul Harvey, 14, went on the rampage across Middlesbrough in a crime spree that left their victims traumatised, Teesside Crown Court heard.

Judge Les Spittle told them: 'Young people like you are the scourge in our society. Bully boys going around thinking you can do what you like, take what you like by use of aggressive, threatening behaviour and violence.

'You think you can go through life doing what you like and get away with it, and then you come to court when you are eventually brought to book and on your behalf we are expected to feel sorry for you. Well, we don't and we cannot'

Harris, Harvey and Howes could not be named previously. But Judge Spittle decided to lift the (no publically naming young offenders) ban and naming and shaming them in the hope it would act as a deterrent to others.

Mills of Middlesbrough, admitted two burglaries, two robberies and assault with intent to rob, and was sentenced to six years in prison.

Harvey and Howes both Middlesbrough were each given intensive supervision programmes.

Judge Spittle also ordered that the two youngest should be on an electronic-tag curfew from 7pm to 7am, Harvey for three months and Howes for six.

Defence barristers said their clients had suffered troubled childhoods for a variety of reasons, which explained their lawless lives.


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[Major Major]

GOOD!

Defence barristers said their clients had suffered troubled childhoods for a variety of reasons, which explained their lawless lives.

Boo Hoo...no excuse. They are old enough to know better. I'm tired of these two bit excuses

 

[mandrill]

6 years in the slambami is a hell of a wack for a 19 year old. Spittle wasn't playing around. Wonder what the kid's record was like.

 

[danmand]

6 years in the slambami is a hell of a wack for a 19 year old. Spittle wasn't playing around. Wonder what the kid's record was like.

Perfect way of making him into a lifelong criminal. Spittle just cost society about 2,000,000 pounds.

 

[GotGusto]

Perfect way of making him into a lifelong criminal. Spittle just cost society about 2,000,000 pounds.

These teens should be taken to the town square, stripped, and savagely beaten.

 

[Tangwhich]

Perfect way of making him into a lifelong criminal. Spittle just cost society about 2,000,000 pounds.

He was probably going to be one anyway.. he's saving money by having less trials.

 

[mandrill]

These teens should be taken into the town square, stripped, and savagely beaten.

What if there's no town square?

 

[Ceiling Cat]

Judge Les Spittle????

 

[BigBlueBobby]

That was the first thing I noticed. Sounds like it would be a Judge's name on The Benny Hill Show.

 

[Quest4Less]

Perfect way of making him into a lifelong criminal. Spittle just cost society about 2,000,000 pounds.

So your solution would be what? Give them some milk and cookies, a pat on the head, and make them promise to behave in the future?

 

[Jefferton]

Harris, Harvey and Howes could not be named previously. But Judge Spittle decided to lift the (no publically naming young offenders) ban and naming and shaming them in the hope it would act as a deterrent to others.

There are so many repeat offenders out there. It makes me angry when someone commits crimes like these and walk away with some community service and a fine that their parents pay. I hope more comminuties remove the "name withheld by young offenders act"; it makes the parents share the pain.

 

[danmand]

So your solution would be what? Give them some milk and cookies, a pat on the head, and make them promise to behave in the future?

Rehabilitation is the best way.

 

[papasmerf]

Rehabilitation is the best way.

you would not like my form of rehab/

Trust me you would rather see them in jail as opposed to leaning to work for the common good to survive.


Drop a dozen or so young offenders in the bush, maybe 1000 miles from civilization. Equip them with one bow, two dozen arrows, one axe, flint and a striker and one skinning knife. Then retrieve the survivors in a year.

 

[danmand]

you would not like my form of rehab/

Trust me you would rather see them in jail as opposed to leaning to work for the common good to survive.


Drop a dozen or so young offenders in the bush, maybe 1000 miles from civilization. Equip them with one bow, two dozen arrows, one axe, flint and a striker and one skinning knife. Then retrieve the survivors in a year.

That is exactly what the original neanderthal people did.