DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
by my calculations if he had paid the lisense he'd be 80 quid up on the 200 quid costs
But down on the truth vibrations.by my calculations if he had paid the lisense he'd be 80 quid up on the 200 quid costs
Ah, but it's about the principle. What's £80 in the great fight against the Global Jew Hegemony?by my calculations if he had paid the lisense he'd be 80 quid up on the 200 quid costs
Well, Icke does sell a lot of books...Who did you think has more money, Des Lynam or David Icke?
by my calculations if he had paid the lisense he'd be 80 quid up on the 200 quid costs
He doesn't look much like the sort of person who could find his arse with both hands and a map, so it's quite possible that he'd have similar trouble finding Urban.I wonder if that loom has been on here.
Any chance of you giving an opinion/comment on the result, rather than your usual cut and paste bollocks?West Sussex County Times (plus video clip)
Bound to have.I wonder if urban has a bigger readership than the West Sussex County Times.
I doubt even Jazzz would think that.
He asked to submit evidence which he said would show that the BBC had consistently failed to report the true story.
District Judge Stephen Nicholls said that, even if he accepted and agreed with the evidence, that would not give him grounds to rule that Rooke was not guilty.
The Magistrate won't even deal with any of that stuff for one second. S/he'll simply point out this case is being judged on strict liability grounds (i.e it doesn't matter why he didn't pay, all that counts is he did did or not) and all this other guff is irrelevant.
Conditional discharges are often used in political cases to indicate that the accused, though technically guilty, occupies the moral high ground. In addition the case provides a yardstick that can be raised by future campaigners. On the other hand because he has not been convicted, Tony cannot appeal and force the courts to scrutinise the highly questionable activities of the BBC as a conduit for CIA propaganda.
Absolute and conditional discharge
Where a court by or before which a person is convicted of an offence (not being an offence the sentence for which is fixed by law and certain other very serious offences) is of the opinion, having regard to the circumstances, including the nature of the offence and the offender’s character, that punishment is inexpedient, it may make an order either discharging the person absolutely or discharging him subject to the condition that he commits no offence during such period, not exceeding three years, as may be specified in the order (Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000, s.12).
http://www.cans.org.uk/notes/admini...ffenders/2-absolute-and-conditional-discharge
What is an absolute or conditional discharge?
...A conditional discharge is where an offender is not punished at the time of sentence, but receives a period of grace, often for 12 months. If the offender were to be convicted of another offence during the period of discharge, they face being sentenced for that offence, as well as the original offence.http://ukcrime.wordpress.com/tag/conditional-discharge/
moral victories are the best kind of victories imo
Discharges are given for the least serious offences such as very minor thefts. The court may give an absolute discharge, which means it decides not to impose a punishment because the experience of going to court has been punishment enough. However, the offender still gets a criminal record.
A conditional discharge can also be given – this means that if the offender commits another crime, they can be sentenced for the first offence and the new one.
Part II
ABSOLUTE AND CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE
12 Absolute and conditional discharge.
(1)Where a court by or before which a person is convicted of an offence (not being an offence the sentence for which is fixed by law or falls to be imposed under section 109(2), 110(2) or 111(2) below) is of the opinion, having regard to the circumstances including the nature of the offence and the character of the offender, that it is inexpedient to inflict punishment, the court may make an order either—
(a)discharging him absolutely; or
(b)if the court thinks fit, discharging him subject to the condition that he commits no offence during such period, not exceeding three years from the date of the order, as may be specified in the order.
Conditional Discharge
1. ‘The 2000 Act’ is a reference to the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000. ‘The 2003 Act’ is a reference to the Criminal Justice Act 2003.
2. Conditional discharges are now governed by section 12 of the 2000 Act.
3. The following form of words seeks to comply with section 174 of the 2003 Act, which imposes duties, amongst others, to give reasons for and explain the effect of any sentence passed.
1. I have taken into account the nature of your offence and the mitigating factors in your case. [Expand on these matters as appropriate – see Note 1].
2. I am going to discharge you conditionally for [state the period – see Note 2].
3. The condition is that you commit no offence during that period (see Note 3). If you do commit another offence you can be brought back to this court which can sentence you in a different way (see Note 4). You could then receive a custodial sentence. But if you stay out of trouble you will not be punished for this offence.
Notes
1. Unless otherwise stated, the section numbers in this note are of the 2003 Act. See s.174(1)(a) and (2)(b), (d) and (e). Note that the court is specifically required to take into account, if they arise:
a) The offender’s culpability and any harm which the offence caused, was intended to cause or might foreseeably have caused (s.143(1)).
b) Previous convictions as aggravating factors, if it is reasonable to do so (s.143(2), (4) and (5)).
c) The commission of the instant offence whilst on bail as an aggravating factor (s.143(3)).
d) Racial or religious aggravation, if the offence is not one contrary to ss.29 to 32 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1988 (s.145).
e) Aggravation related to sexual orientation or disability (s.146).
f) As a mitigating factor, the stage at which and circumstances in which the offender indicated that he would plead guilty (s.144(1)).
g) Any relevant guidelines from the Sentencing Guidelines Council (s.172). Those entitled: (1) Over-Arching Principles – Seriousness, (2) Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea, and (3) New Sentences: Criminal Justice Act 2003 are of general application. A sliding scale of discounts for a guilty plea is suggested in para. 4.3 of (2).
Note that (d) and (e) must be referred to in open court if they arise (ss.145(2)(b) and 146(3)(b)).
2. The maximum period is three years. There is no minimum period: see s.12(1)(b) of the 2000 Act.
3. See s. 12(1)(b) of the 2000 Act.
4. See s.13(6) of the 2000 Act.