talking out of my rss

I’m in two very different minds about “Johnny Marbles” being sentenced to six weeks in prison.  On the one hand it is plainly a politically-motivated sentence, but as a not-so-recent victim of extremely pointless crime I do think that pointless crimes should carry disproportionately harsh punishments because that will be the only way to stop them.

I just wish his sentence had been because he attacked on old man, disrupting parliamentary business in the process and being a complete dickhead, rather than because the government, judiciary and police are, as ever, determined to cling onto their positions and come down heavily against anything that even resembles protest.

So, in conclusion, smash the state but also punish the criminals, but for the right reasons.

Also, oh look.

Addendum: Copper caught and convicted after boasting about having child porn images doesn’t go to prison at all.  Above the law and all that.