Irishman jailed for 12 years in road rage case - beat man to death with hurley

12 years seems pretty light. If it was his wife I guess he'd get 8 months. America is no example in these things. Yesterday, they arrested a man for filching a soft drink worth $1 - he could go for 5 years. I think it's the fluoride in the water.

An inevitable consequence of the pressures of living and working under the economic anarchy of a free-for-all economic system. Best chill-pill - distributive justice! Fatherless because he's in prison. Was obviously worried he'd be childless due to road rage. But aggravated by inate aggressivity of GAA. Standard sentence for murder in Ireland is 7 years, with a 1/3 remission for good behaviour. (There are obviously extradordinary excusing circumstances which the court hasn't divulged). Shure faith 'n' begorragh. 'Tis the fine system o' law 'n' order what the Saxon invaders gave us! Don't ya know!

His legal team will appeal the sentence as too harsh. Chances are the appeal judges will knock off 4-years down to 8 years. With 1/4 off for good behaviour his final jail time will be 6 years and after a couple of years they'll give him 2-weeks off to be with his family at Christmas. It's interesting the DPP (prosecutor) didn't allow a plea bargen down to manslaughter. If he's a copped to that, showed genuine remorse and blamed the incident of a "drug habit" he might have received 5 years probation.

I'd love to answer your question, Bythebay, but I live in London, The justice system in Birmingam is not my concern. Never been there, you see.

Looks like John McEnroe

what a mess, the wee kid suffers

Bythebay: A 16-year old boy was sent down for 8 years, he was convicted of manslaughter.

Curitiba, also wondering what happened to driver of the car that deliberately ran over the young man standing on the footpath in Luton in London last summer during to the riots? What punishment did he get?

Curitiba, you live in England so should be concerned with the justice system there. Ireland's isn't your concern love.

Curitiba, what happened to the murderer of the elderly man who was a pensioner living alone in London beaten over the head with a lead pipe and killed during last summer's riots?

Well, you don't live in England, so don't mention the riots, Byethebay. Nothing to do with you either, if you want to take it to that extreme. In fact, don't comment on anything that happens outside your town. Nothing to do with you either.

Curitiba, there's plenty in England where you live for you to be outraged about and make sure gets corrected. Not to worry about Ireland, you don't live in it.

Yes of course I am, Bythebay. What point are you trying to make, exactly?

Curitiba, I hope you were as disgusted with the murders that happened during the riots there last year.

Things like this happen in every country every day.