More news from the net and some Fifi Blogget views thrown in for free. Feel free to comment.
A 15 year old boy from England, who was a model student at school, who ccannot be identified for legal reasons, was turned in by his own mother, after she discovered a stash of cash and a fake gun in his bedroom.
The teenager, who had been described as a "model pupil", was
motivated by greed when he carried out the raid, Liverpool Youth Court heard
last month.
He pleaded guilty to holding up a branch of Barclays Bank in Breck Road,
Liverpool, on Friday September 20 and making off with more than £2,000.
He was sentenced to 40 months when he appeared before Liverpool Crown
Court today.
Passing sentence, Judge Clement Goldstone QC, the Honorary Recorder of
Liverpool, told the boy: "However innocent you look now, as you sit in
your smart suit, you did not look innocent when you held up bank staff at
gunpoint and terrified them."
“I wonder what the relationship will be like between the Mother
and the boy now, but I take my old hat off to the Mum as she is in my eyes a
hero. But the pain she will be in now is simply dreadful.
The court heard that the boy wanted cash because he "envied"
the material possessions of his friends but also to reduce the financial burden
on his family, who were having to pay for private tuition for him as his school
grades were declining.
The judge said that after the boy fled the scene with £2,200 in cash -
some of which had been dyed when a security device was triggered - he took the
money home and "carried on with his young life as if nothing had
happened".
"Two days later, your mother found the money which you had hidden
away, and then, later the same day, the gun," the judge told him.
"It was your mother who bravely and in a remarkable display of
public spirit decided to take you to the police station, despite you pleading
with her not to."
Judge Goldstone said the actions of the boy's mother were "all the
more commendable" when he compared it to other cases where some parents
were prepared to lie to protect their children when they knew they had
committed serious crimes.
He said he accepted the boy's remorse was genuine but that custody was
necessary, not simply to punish the defendant but to "show other boys
that, if they choose to commit offences of this kind, they will be sent to
detention".
I wish that someone would give that Mum some money back, as
if you think about it like this, how much will she have saved by not allowing
this to happen again? But for the poor boy to think about his Mum too, if this
is genuine, is quite sweet, though would be better off doing better at his
studies so she would not have to pay for extra lessons. Oh well, he will be
getting free tuition now, in prison, as here in the UK, you get good food, no
worries where your next penny will come from, no bills to pay entertainment and
free education.
Cynical? That’s me!
The
Sultan of Brunei on Tuesday announced the phased introduction of tough Islamic
punishments including death by stoning for crimes such as adultery, in the
monarchy's latest step towards conservatism.
details of
particular cases, punishments can include stoning to death for adulterers,
severing of limbs for theft and flogging for violations ranging from abortion
to consumption of alcohol, according to a copy of the code.
The sultan's wealth is legendary. While playing polo with Britain's Prince Charles, he once had his polo shoes delivered - by helicopter - to the palace field.
“Now sorry Bloggets, but this really does annoy me. As this
person, divorced his (3rd) wife, whilst still married to his first. Hmm. So,
who wants to throw the stones, and at whom?
Now, bear with me, as
here is a connection in a roundabout way to the story above. In the UK, this
story amused me.
A would-be bridegroom who made a hoax bomb threat to a
wedding venue after realising he had failed to confirm his booking has been
jailed.
“So, you can’t say to the lady you are going to spend the
rest of your life with, sorry love a bit of a memory problem going on, I forgot
to confirm our booking. But, you can create a terrorist scare?
O
K
Now I think this is disgusting and barbaric. David Cameron leads criticism of the social
networking site as it ends a temporary ban on violent pictures and films.
“So things like beheading now can be seen on facebook… Right
Facebook, hope you are proud of yourselves.
Bizarre footage of a UFO falling from the heavens has
been posted on the internet. In a 43 second clip uploaded to YouTube, a strange
fiery object can be seen slowly descending from the sky.
A short video of a platypus being tickled is trending
across the Internet. It's so cute it may make you wish you had one of these
strange-looking animals
“OK, sorry to be a downer, but what makes us, think the poor
creature is actually enjoying this?
All non-urgent surgery at four major hospitals in mid and
west Wales is to be stopped over the winter.
“So message for our Welsh friends, don’t get ill.
Until later my friends. Smile. x
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