Who Is Really Letting Us Down?

[Pawley]

To read in the newspaper over the weekend, that 2 individuals who appeared in court for multiple motorvehicle thefts and household break and enters, were released on parole (back into society, and free to re-offend) until their sentencing date.

Yes, it is all too easy to make claims that one visible arm of the law arent doing enough to catch these 'Gang of' members..... but it would be oh-so disheartening for them that even when they do catch such known members, the social-worker influenced Do-gooder Magistrate does our wider community no favours whatsoever by releasing such clowns with repremand after repremand. And then a clean-slate once the children reach legal adulthood.

State systems are a joke, and meerly a carousel for bottom dwellers, and our tax-payer money.

[Deluxe]

To read in the newspaper over the weekend, that 2 individuals who appeared in court for multiple motorvehicle thefts and household break and enters, were released on parole (back into society, and free to re-offend) until their sentencing date.

Yes, it is all too easy to make claims that one visible arm of the law arent doing enough to catch these 'Gang of' members..... but it would be oh-so disheartening for them that even when they do catch such known members, the social-worker influenced Do-gooder Magistrate does our wider community no favours whatsoever by releasing such clowns with repremand after repremand. And then a clean-slate once the children reach legal adulthood.

State systems are a joke, and meerly a carousel for bottom dwellers, and our tax-payer money.

You don't have to say that twice!!

Our court system is a joke, and we can all thank that tool Mike Rann!!

[shy_s6]

maybe we should do a group buy on kill switchs?

it really is pathetic!

[MikeyGTRmike]

If things keep going the way they are people are just going to take the law into their own hands and end up seriously hurting people..... i reckon the import community should get togther and get a pettion going for harsher penalties for car thefts and break ins no matter what age they are they should all be charged the same

[shy_s6]

definitaly put it to them this way, the more skylines on the road the more money they can make from defects!

[Nightcrawler]

Yeah dickhead Labor puppet Mike Bland keeps crapping on and on and on about extraditing Rev Mountford back from overseas to appear on the basis of some mentally challenged/unstable guy looking to get back at the world and get some compo - yet they catch these f**king coons and prove they have committed the crime, then let the bastards go on bail where they know they are very unlikely to appear at their court date. Honestly if I caught one of them breaking into my house or car I seriously would kill or maim them. I have had more than enough.

The politician/court system is forcing us to take the law into our own hands. 'The Gang' have absolutely no respect or fear of cops or anyone else, and are not going to stop.

On the similar topic, how about we take away tv, internet, comfy sheets/beds, phone calls, visitation and all other luxuries from prison. It seems that prisons have become so comfortable crooks have little fear of it, and in fact many would live/eat better in prison than on the outside. Maybe if prison was a dank concrete box, they would think twice about the consequences of crime. They certainly have no discouragement now - with more and more lax penalties/sentences, and a good standard of life behind bars. The only people to suffer under these proposals are CRIMINALS. They deserve much, much worse.

[Deluxe]

Quite right there Andrew, Offenders know no better than to live in jail, as its pretty much a free ride, Thanks to Rann and us for HAVING to pay for it!! So they re offend all the time until caught again!!

We need Rann out, and maybe the justice sytem might get better............ and not to mention our shithouse roads areound Adelaide and SA!!

[MikeyGTRmike]

society is to full of these do gooder people who think we can rehabilitate them, so they help them out and look what we get trouble makers who endange lives steal shit and all they get is a small stint in jail mind you the conditions in jail are probably better than what they have a home, after a month they're out doing the same shit again..... IT'S F__KED

[Pawley]

My understanding is that the court system operates independently from the state government.

The government creates the law, and administers it via it's police force. The court system enforces (laughable) the law, and in many cases on the basis of precident.

The state has the right appeal a Magistrate's ruling (as per the Nemer case, and numerous recent others which have received media attention probably only thanks to Mr Rann's PR manager getting on the phone to the Advertiser).

Therefore, a change in Premier or ruling party would have no effect.

[Trav33]

My experience with the courts is that it's the judges who are handing out the lenient sentances, not Mike Rann. However if parliament wanted to do something about it, they could pass law which has tougher minimum sentances.

[Deluxe]

My experience with the courts is that it's the judges who are handing out the lenient sentances, not Mike Rann. However if parliament wanted to do something about it, they could pass law which has tougher minimum sentances.

It all stems from Rann, he runs this state, If some d#$k under him somewhere isn't doing his job right then he needs to "appoint" someone in the right direction!!

[Nightcrawler]

yep I agree with Darren (not to say you haven't got a point Paul - I understand where you are coming from). If the Labor state govt pushed for much harsher penalties/stricter judges/higher minimum sentences or punishments, then ultimately I believe they would get them. All that needs to happen is for 'The Gang' to visit/rob/whatever the houses of these do-gooders, so they feel the real effects of crime, so are more willing to put these scum away and throw away the key. Why do we have to live in fear, due to a minority with all the 'power', as we, as a society, are 'powerless' to do anything about them.