[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by steeljack

Seems to me it's a 'strange' legal system that puts a pub landlord from Bolton in jail for six months for allowing the use of a legal tobacco product by consenting adults in his pub
Pub landlord Nick Hogan given first smoking ban jail sentence | Mail Online

yet at the same time the law only gives 4 months to an illegal immigrant with previous convictions only 4 months for the death of a 12 year old , and no deportation.
Darwen dad's anger as death driver freed (From Lancashire Telegraph)

anyone care to comment/explain ....

Our failing democracy has reached a stage where money is scarce and human lives are plentiful.
Result - non payment of a fine (for permitting smoking) is regarded as a greater threat to the state than the loss of life of one 'useless eater' (their term, not mine)