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Punishments

Posted by writerlywitterer on 18/08/2011 · 11 Comments

One of the guys who tried to incite other people to riot. Nice guy. Ok, I know I’ve been muttering darkly about executions and punishment recently, but this one gets me going. Two young guys were sentenced to four years each, and suddenly the liberal press has gone into overdrive. Screams of “disproportionate” can be … Continue reading →

Filed under social, Uncategorized · Tagged with crime, crime writing, police, punishment, riot, rioting, theft

Rioting and the Police

Posted by writerlywitterer on 09/08/2011 · 4 Comments

Who started the riots this week? God knows. I don’t live near London, Bristol or Manchester, so it’s all very confusing. However, there are some facts which seem pretty fixed already. The timeline was: 1. Police pursue (not at speed, only monitoring) a young man whom they suspected of some crimes, specifically firearms crimes; 2. … Continue reading →

Filed under social · Tagged with author, crime, crime writing, Dartmoor, guns, Michael Jecks, novelist, police, riot, rioting, Templar series, vandalism

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