I want to return to this armed holdup at Parramatta, and the death of Kaled Dib, after being shot by one of the three guards and let’s not forget the carry-on at Auburn Hospital afterwards.
Firstly, only five months ago, this stupid kid was convicted of assaulting two security guards, again in Parramatta.
Now why wasn’t he charged with an attempted hold-up? Because you don’t walk along the street and give the nearest security guards a smack in the mouth.
Secondly, he was convicted and only got a fine for the assault, despite a fairly unimpressive rap sheet, including intelligence linking him to drugs and other unsolved robberies.
How does that work?
And that’s the point isn’t it?
There’s been a splurge in armed robberies in Sydney.
So aren’t we getting back to the old cause, the real cause, which is the limp-wristed punishment dealt out by courts? Of course we are.
There was some fairly aggressive suggestion yesterday from some commenters, that no matter what the circumstances, guards shoot to kill, whether their lives are in danger, or the crooks are getting away with the loot.
Well, do you really think that these iced-up, aggressive kids - and that’s what they are - who are prepared to risk lives in a robbery, will really be put off by that approach?
I doubt it.
But over to you.
