Motorist who cut up cyclist then headbutted him escapes jail

I'm on the whole against custodial sentences as I believe they just cost the state (us) a lot of money and generally don't discourage reoffending. I would prefer to see offenders made to do something that actually puts something back into society. HOWEVER, I do think that custodial sentences are appropriate and neccessary to protect the general public from people who clearly pose a threat and this is a clear example. I don't know why this man behaves the way he does and he may well be a victim of all sorts of abuse himself. But the fact is that he has clearly demonstrated that he is violent and has a total disregard for the law and the courts, and therefore needs to be segregated from the general public. 

Everything about this judgement is wrong. It should be custodial by default and his driving licence should be suspended for driving uninsured. 

This is worrying to say the least.

The look of Satan is upon him....

"A probation officer told the court that unemployed Rogers still “totally denied” attacking Mr Child"......

"It’s a matter of weeks, if not a month, unfortunately.”

He added that Rogers had the chance to start a job next week.

The judge said she was willing to give Rogers another chance...."

Maybe the judge should have postponed the sentencing for a few weeks to see how Rogers gets on in his employment and if he really needs to keep his license and not spend long hours in community service....suspect that the only "another chance" will be the chance to again totally deny an attack

Ratko Mladic would be kicking himself now! All he needed to say was that he had a bit of a drinking problem, used hard drugs, often kicked his dog and abused his teddy bear, had bad insomnia and frequently thought about killing himself (and others we suspect). He'd had a troubled upbringing and was a troubled and confused person with troubled thoughts and...... troubles. He really wasn't a bad person inside... but his inside was constrained by a blood thirsty, crazed psychopathic exterior that his inside just couldn't reason with. It would be completely unjust for a court to punish his inside self for the reckless actions of his exterior self. Surely we can all see the logic here?

A bit of judicious Googling will tell you all you need to know about this waste of skin. There are comments on other stories about him being a well-known local toerag. The cyclist in question here was simply the latest victim. Once again, an unrepentant shitstain of a human being represented by a solicitor who clearly has no trouble sleeping at night.

I think we need to follow the Americans and privatise prisons and actually charge prisoners to be imprisoned. Like the NHS, I'd happily pay a targeted tax to provide more prison space as we can't go on with all this soft touch nonsense.

Getting rid of bleeding heart magistrates and judges with AI would also be a start. Come back HAL9000 all is forgiven.

" recently attempted to take an overdose"

If at first you don't succeed......

So, just in case I'm missing something: the police and cps appear to be saying that aggressive assault is a proportionate response to someone saying "Oi!" at you? OK, then...

He got just 6 points for uninsured and no ban?
And a suspended sentence for the assault whilst under a suspended sentence?
Obviously I am reading it wrong and he went to jail somewhere along the line.

He still lives with his parents....

Great. Just great. 

The law only applies to the law abiding. Not surprised anymore. 

Uninsured and on probation? Well that should be go straight to jail, do not pass go.

I'm pretty sure that it's not just the good guys who carry guns. In fact I'm certain that where they are freely available the bad guys are the ones more likely to not only point one at you but actually pull the trigger.

29 years old.  With the emotional intelligence of a spoiled 2-year-old.

PLUS - "his mother has terminal cancer ... (he) is several thousand pounds in debt, suffers from depression and attention deficit syndrome and ... recently attempted to take an overdose, abuses alcohol and cocaine." 

SO ... Her Majesty's Courts stroke and support the "true victim".  The see-u-next-Tuesday who can't/won't drive safely/considerately.

WTAFF.

£200 in compensation will barely cover the price of getting a chipped tooth repaired. The repair will last about 10 years so he'll need to get it redone 4 or 5 times during his life. Compensation of around £1000 would cover the costs incurred by this incident, bit still wouldn't compensate him for the trauma or the inconvenience he's experienced. Unfortunately the driver wasn't insured so getting appropriate compensation might not be easy.

But he commited the offence in October, whilst still on the suspended sentence.  

Not just that Burt, he was still under a suspended sentence, I hope this extra suspended sentence gets him to change his ways too.

Great; April the first again.  I love it when these days come around twice on the calendar and we can all enjoy laughing at the insane stories that the reporters cook up for us.

Just imagine if a cyclist had dragged a driver out of their car and head butted them, no matter the extenuating circumstances, how long they'd be in prison for?  Five years?

No insurance, crap driver, assault; didn't even lose his licence.

I'm considering carrying a gun.  Anyone have any reccommendations?