In some respects this would now make a great Off Topic debate. People have mentioned jail time. What good would sending him to jail do ? It would cost me and you thousands of pounds for a start, it wouldn't protect society from a dangerous criminal, it will not help rehabiliate him and it would just be a waste of time. So knowing how this country works he is going down for 6 months.
On the continent they have far better systems to 'punish' people, weekend and evening curfews which allow people to continue to work but punish them by restricting their lifestyle. if we had a decent form of community service that would be moe sensible. Jail is not the answer in this instance.