stevieg
31-07-2007, 10:22 AM
I read the paper everyday and the sentences handed down to people in most cases no matter what the crime are way to short and lenient in my opinion and it bugs me more and more when i see some of the sentences.
There should be a zero tolerance policy and much longer sentences.
The latest one that i dont understand is below.
They killed a person regardless if they didnt mean to,they should at LEAST be serving 12 years,if that was my brother or whatever id be outraged at those sentences.
There gona come out of prison even worse little scumbags in their mid 20s.
Three sentenced over Limerick manslaughter
Monday, 30 July 2007 20:26
The mother of a man who was killed by members of a Limerick gang has called for an end to the senseless killings of innocent people.
Bernadette Coughlan made the plea in the Central Criminal Court, as three men were sentenced for their part in the manslaughter of her son.
Darren Coughlan, 18, was killed in Limerick almost two years ago.
Joseph Keane, 19, from Greenhills Road, Garryowen in Limerick and Richard Treacy also 19-years-old and from St Mary's Park in Limerick city were each sentenced to six years in prison.
Shane Kelly, 20, who has 71 previous convictions, was sentenced to seven years in prison.
As the sentences were handed down, Mr Keane and Mr Kelly laughed and smiled at each other. Mr Kelly winked at a friend or family member in the public benches. As they were led away, all three men were smiling.
Mr Keane is the son of Limerick criminal figure Kieran Keane, who was murdered in January 2003. Richard Treacy is the brother of Owen Treacy who was stabbed multiple times in the same incident in January 2003.
Last week five other Limerick men lost their appeal against their convictions for the murder of Mr Keane and the attempted murder of Mr Treacy.
Mr Justice Paul Carney said today he had warned the families of those men that they would die in prison if there was not an end to the feud. He said no heed had been paid to his warning.
There should be a zero tolerance policy and much longer sentences.
The latest one that i dont understand is below.
They killed a person regardless if they didnt mean to,they should at LEAST be serving 12 years,if that was my brother or whatever id be outraged at those sentences.
There gona come out of prison even worse little scumbags in their mid 20s.
Three sentenced over Limerick manslaughter
Monday, 30 July 2007 20:26
The mother of a man who was killed by members of a Limerick gang has called for an end to the senseless killings of innocent people.
Bernadette Coughlan made the plea in the Central Criminal Court, as three men were sentenced for their part in the manslaughter of her son.
Darren Coughlan, 18, was killed in Limerick almost two years ago.
Joseph Keane, 19, from Greenhills Road, Garryowen in Limerick and Richard Treacy also 19-years-old and from St Mary's Park in Limerick city were each sentenced to six years in prison.
Shane Kelly, 20, who has 71 previous convictions, was sentenced to seven years in prison.
As the sentences were handed down, Mr Keane and Mr Kelly laughed and smiled at each other. Mr Kelly winked at a friend or family member in the public benches. As they were led away, all three men were smiling.
Mr Keane is the son of Limerick criminal figure Kieran Keane, who was murdered in January 2003. Richard Treacy is the brother of Owen Treacy who was stabbed multiple times in the same incident in January 2003.
Last week five other Limerick men lost their appeal against their convictions for the murder of Mr Keane and the attempted murder of Mr Treacy.
Mr Justice Paul Carney said today he had warned the families of those men that they would die in prison if there was not an end to the feud. He said no heed had been paid to his warning.