That's not what I'm saying at all mate. Of course we should have that classification but you've said yourself that you don't think he was driven by any particular ideology. What's now emerging about him regarding a long history of violence suggests that he was possibly wired up in such a way that he was going to do something horrendous even if there was no terrorism involved. I think we can all agree that he's a fucking wrong 'un either way.
Thanks. Yeah, even though they can't impose a full life tariff, I doubt he's getting out anyway.It won't be.
Slight correction to the above as wording is slightly inaccurate.
He could have been sentenced to a whole life order following a change to the law, see below, if he was aged 18 at the time of the attack. He was aged 17 though.
He'll almost certainly spend the rest of his life in a secure hospital.
Life imprisonment in England and Wales - Wikipedia
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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
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I suspect they didnt want to provide any excuse for more extreme right wing trouble.
I've often said this to my Mrs when we hear about these awful attacks. I don't see why we have a terrorism classification the awful result is the same, but we do and he has been charged and admitted terrorist offences.
If he ever sees the light of day again it will be an injustice. Some people are beyond rehabilitation.It won't be.
Slight correction to the above as wording is slightly inaccurate.
He could have been sentenced to a whole life order following a change to the law, see below, if he was aged 18 at the time of the attack. He was aged 17 though.
He'll almost certainly spend the rest of his life in a secure hospital.
Life imprisonment in England and Wales - Wikipedia
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
Once they had evidence they charged him with a terrorist offence which he's now pleaded guilty to.
Totally agree. Terrorism doesn’t magnify or diminish what he’s done IMO. But yes, we need the classification to remain. It’s important to establish the motive for any crime and if terrorism is established that then requires further investigation to find out if the perpetrator was working alone or part of a wider group amongst other things.
Because it is a fact
I think you speak for the vast silent majority
We can all see why, because they are shit scared of doing so.
The terrorism classification is needed as it allows different rules to be applied to length of detention etc which can help an ongoing investigation - vital if you are dealing with a group of the fuckers.
It is what the law says, not you.
Everybody is looking for an answer, a reason. His parents were immigrants, and history has shown that children tend to follow their family culture. And before I am jumped on, I am not saying they are to blame, it just offers an explanation as to the environment that some, but not all immigrants are raised in can lead to radicalism as they feel they are not part of Western Society.