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UK Riots: 31 Year Old And 18 Year Old Student Among Those In Court

Huffington Post UK   Dina Rickman First Posted: 10/08/11 15:25 Updated: 10/10/11 11:12

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A primary school worker in his 30s and a student are amongst those who have already pleaded guilty to looting and rioting in courts on Wednesday.

31-year-old Alexis Bailey from Battersea in South London pleaded guilty to burglary after being arrested in Croydon.

He will be sentenced at a later date and was granted bail, but with a curfew.

Defendants scheduled to appear today are from a number of backgrounds and up to 40 years old.

David Cameron said earlier 160 people had been charged with rioting related offences and courts were working through the night to process them.

The prime minister said: “As I speak, sentences are already being passed, courts sat through the night last night, and will do again tonight. It is for the courts to sentence, but I would expect anyone convicted of violent disorder to be sent to prison.”

Despite the promise, some pleading guilty to rioting are already being let off with fines. David Attoh was told by chief of magistrates Melvyn Marks not to get into trouble again and fined £150: “You have a bright future ahead of you, if you get into trouble again you are going to jeopardise that future.”

The 18 year old student pleaded guilty to stealing two Burberry shirts in Hackney on Sunday evening.

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A primary school worker in his 30s and a student are amongst those who have already pleaded guilty to looting and rioting in courts on Wednesday. 31-year-old Alexis Bailey from Battersea in South L...
A primary school worker in his 30s and a student are amongst those who have already pleaded guilty to looting and rioting in courts on Wednesday. 31-year-old Alexis Bailey from Battersea in South L...
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17:30 on 11/08/2011
UK Riots?? UK? I don't think so! If these riots had been confined to Wales, would you still label them as UK Riots? If youths in Glasgow had gone on the rampage, would you have labelled them as UK youths?
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Ty2010
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00:33 on 11/08/2011
Jail too many and the UK might have to find another Australia!
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TeeLolly
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06:32 on 11/08/2011
Jail too many and the UK will begin to look like the US ...
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Ty2010
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06:53 on 11/08/2011
Yes, that is between here and there, touche.
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22:10 on 10/08/2011
A firm slap on the wrist taught the MPs a hard lesson.

This punishment was undoubtedly effectively in teaching those MPs who filed £000s in fraudulent expenses a lesson, even though most of them kept their elected positions, their paychecks and even filed for expenses while behind bars.

I'm sure it will work really well here, too.   
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21:43 on 10/08/2011
A fine, that's it?? nothing more than a mere slap on the hand.
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fredgladys
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20:52 on 10/08/2011
A primary school worker in his 30's, sounds as if he has a job. So were his actions part of some cunning plan to join the ranks of the unemployed.
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20:17 on 10/08/2011
I think that Par;iament should enact emergency legislation to allow Magistrates Courts to pass higher sentances on rioters and looters, "Justice delayed is Justice denied", in any event the Crown Courts will have difficulty in dealing with the increase in it's case load.
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lotus321
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16:52 on 10/08/2011
Just like in Los Angeles, I never understood tearing up you own neighborhood or what rioting really solves.
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goddessNdiva
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19:10 on 10/08/2011
And just like Los Angeles, the senseless beating or murder of unarmed men will never be done so openly after the riots.

That's what they achieve.
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goddessNdiva
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21:26 on 10/08/2011
Note to self....

Close AOL account they merged with FOX.
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Toddynho
I needs proof read more!
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19:45 on 10/08/2011
Rioters aren't deep thinkers.
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fredgladys
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20:47 on 10/08/2011
Agree with that, just heard interview on bbc with a group of rioters.
The rioters were standing with their arms full of loot, the reporter asked for reasons for their involvement etc.etc.
The kids answers to the question were,
'yes, we can afford to buy the stuff we stole'
'we're doing it because everyone else is and anyway we can't be stopped'
'If we're caught it's a first offense and it doesn't matter'
'Yes, we'd be really pissed off if anyone burnt down our place and stole all our stuff but that's different'
'No, we don't think that the little kids should be doing it but it's alright for the older kids''
'No we won't get into trouble from our parents'

After a few minutes of this mindless rubbish the reporter was obviously confused, and I'm sure anyone else would be.
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skrapmada
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02:50 on 13/08/2011
they want freedom and this is the only way to get it. destroy what the rich have built.
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16:13 on 10/08/2011
Just seen on the news about those pleading guilty at Croydon Magistrates Court are being referred to Crown Court for sentencing. That means a custodial sentence of more than a year is likely. (One of them had stole a bottle of wine)
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18:56 on 10/08/2011
Good! Rioting is a serious crime!
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Toddynho
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19:46 on 10/08/2011
Then they'll think twice next time won't they?
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CFL68
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15:32 on 10/08/2011
Just impose curfew and make it clear that anyone caught in theft or thuggery will face fines STARTING at 1000 pounds, and possible jail time. Curfew violators face automatic 500 pound fines.
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QuantProgrammer
Cap welfare benefits at two kids.
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18:38 on 10/08/2011
Better idea: organize neighborhood watches and declare force-majeur on employment for the next 72-hours. If you don't show up to work, you don't get paid, but you don't get fired, either. Working people will stay home to defend their neighborhoods against vandalism.
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ThinkCreeps
Seriously, it's time.
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14:54 on 10/08/2011
Fined less the price of two shirts for stealing two shirts. Classic.
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15:19 on 10/08/2011
shirts 75 quid apiece, just shows where you were brought up then as I've not had a shirt costing over 15 quid in my life, I'm 55.
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ThinkCreeps
Seriously, it's time.
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15:43 on 10/08/2011
The guy stole Burberry shirts. They're not cheap.
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15:26 on 10/08/2011
In the U.S. that would amount to grand larceny and punished accordingly. Here, a slap on the wrist. Oh, that's nice.
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