Ive been reading the daily news on the P,C, Regards the UK,
Two bit’s of news really made me ask myself what the hells going on,
It was the news of the man aged in his 80’s walking his dog in a public park and he was attacked and beated up, (kicked in the head and his ribs brocken by two young people ,
One was a girl who filmed this man as the boy continued to kick and punch the victim,
And then ran-off Laughing,
The man died two days later, The courts have so far sentenced the boy to 7yrs in an young offenders home and as yet the girl’s sentence is to be decided,
Im sure so many people think this sentence is far to short ?
He will be 22yrs of age when he leaves this young offenders home and still have a full life infront of him,
The next case was of a young Lad just going to school, Not bothering anyone ,
Yet he was set upon by another teenager and the knife was used to slash his throat,
We really do need a big change in sentencing and a few more Prisons built Or is it mental Asylum’s we need more off ?
Im sure I am not the only one to feel we have a right to grow old and hope to see our days through in peace And fear not going out of an evening ,
Let us know your true feelings on this subject please,
It makes me angry reading about such events Daniel so I try to avoid reading about this stuff.
However, in a country of over 68 million people I would think the chances of getting beaten up or having my throat cut are rare, and would probably have a greater chance of getting killed in a road accident or a health issue.
Road accident mortality…
Killed
Total injury
2019
1,752
153,158
2020
1,460
115,584
2021
1,558
128,209
2022 (provisional)
1,695
136,002
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In 2022, over 39,000 people in England died prematurely from cardiovascular conditions, including heart attacks, coronary heart disease, and stroke. This figure represents the highest annual total since 2008 and translates to an average of 750 deaths per week. The British Heart Foundation reports that the UK is experiencing a “worst start to a decade for heart health for 50 years” British Heart Foundation.
Same sad phenomenon here @OldGreyFox, surveys report up to 230,000 deaths a year caused by cardiovascular conditions, including sudden, premature miocardic heart attacks, unfortunately these figures are rising too fast. My husband became part of those figures in 2020, seemed to be in perfect health, no warning signs whatsoever, strong, active and full of energy, but had never had a checkup. More awareness is necessary, starting from a young age, no smoking, healthy eating, physical exercise and from at least 40 years of age, regular medical checkups. We must prioritize “prevention” , before reaching the “cure” stage. Many conditions unfortunately are genetic, like high cholesterol and hypertension (I got this from my mum ) , so they should be necessarily be kept under control with appropriate medication from a good cardiologyst. Diabetes is also another factor which is fundamental to take into consideration, especially when combined to heart disease.
Sorry, I think I’ve “strayed” off the subject of this thread, but this happens a lot, it seems.
Regarding the case of the two young people involved in the sickening attack on the elderly man my initial feelings were that it was way too lenient! Of course I’m not a magistrate or a judge and so I’m not ’ qualified ’ to say but it just seems plain wrong. I think this is what Daniel’s original post might be getting at rather than probability ?
Then these people talking about road deaths etc Are they saying that a road kill via anyone without a full driving passed driving test / No Insurance /mot etc is also given 7yrs inside is ok,
Try telling the son & daughter of the 80 yr old your thoughts, Their father is dead “gone” never to be seen again, These pair of killers will walk the streets again (the boy in 7 years H’ll be 22yrs of age)
Have to say I think the sentence was too low - having commited murder and barely being punished for it, when back on the streets he will continue to use violence to get his own way. The judge said he was taking his “remorse” into consideration, yet after the attack the boy was sending messages to friends laughing about it!
I think the girl has been given community service (I could be wrong there), which again is no consolation to the family of the man who was killed
Hi OldGreyFox,
If as you say you try not to read such news item, Why,?
The news is printed for us all to know whats going on in the world, No body has said it’s going tobe
all doom & gloom,
We lost out father in-Law because of covid, Att least we know what killed him, (thanks to the news)
And they have once again given up looking for that young girl Madalin Mc Can we we’re all hoping for her parents sake they’d put an end to her last known place, and she could have a family resting place, If we did not get news reports how would we know this case has not been forgot ?
Simply put … I think there’s something esentially and awfully ‘wrong’ with kids nowadays when selfies and streaming other people’s suffering online to gain ‘likes’ is more important than anything else.
Sometimes I think I’m just getting old and the world hasn’t changed that much … I have and I’m justy focusing on the gloomier aspects of it.
“Divide and Rule” Has long been a Tool of Governance
With the evolvement of the www. The tool of the masses.
What we are experiencing now, with popularity.
Is Generational Aggression . Pre and Baby Boomer generation deemed a Burden and Responsible for all that Cotemporally ails ALL.
Past there Sell By Date and Disposable. Encouraged, in part. By Government.
Hi Morticia,
I dont think it’s because your getting old the way your thinking,
You need age to have experiance,
While serving in the Army I came across 5 young girls set on railings (through the complete bodies all we’re dead) and this was a warning that we we’re to go no further,
I thought then as I looked at these young bodies I will never see such evil doings ever again,
And now in the country I was born in Im reading about evil crimes done by the young kids ,
And older people telling me we have more death caused via road accidents,
We need to get to grips with how we punish these evil people before it becomes more & more excepting these crimes with very little punishment, That old man walking his dog and the young Lad just going to school did not deserve to end their lives in this way, As for people in road accidents who do not observe the Law’s regarding motoring , ie drink/drungs/ driving like mad men/ And then getting stupid punishment by the judges etc is’nt funny,
) , so they should be necessarily be kept under control with appropriate medication from a good cardiologyst. Diabetes is also another factor which is fundamental to take into consideration, especially when combined to heart disease.