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Originally Posted by jambutty
We are but some are more equal than others whether you are the criminal or the victim.
No he wasn’t spared a jail sentence and he wasn’t let off either. His sentence was a 2 years jail sentence suspended because, as was reported, the judge contacted all the jails to see if they could accommodate an 84 years old. None of them could so he took the only option open to him. Don’t forget the "Artful Codger" and hid family were ordered to pay back £400,000 and I understand that there are moves to get more back from them.
As has already been pointed out, the victims in this case were the pseudo art intellectuals and it took them SEVENTEEN YEARS to discover that they had been duped. The Bolton Council should sue the ‘expert’ who verified the statue as genuine.
No crime is victimless. In any case why bring the highly emotive issue of child molesters into the debate? Or are you, as usual, just trying to stir things up a bit.
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He was excused a custodial sentence because of the frailties of age, the crime is irrelevant.
What crimes should this be the norm for? You think it is acceptable for fraud, how about murder?
This isn't about an art fraud, it's about the principle of equality for all before the law.
Should the disabled, or educationally subnormal, also be excused jail, because the prison service can't accommodate them?