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60,000 child porn images no jail

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  • #2
    Ulysses Gaze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,570 ✭✭✭Ulysses Gaze


    "Suspended Sentence" Nolan presiding.

    There is your answer.


  • #3
    miss_shadow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,446 ✭✭✭miss_shadow


    Judge martin f*cking nolan as I suspected. He should be forced to resign as he seems to think being a pedo is ok...


  • #4
    PaddyWilliams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,121 ✭✭✭PaddyWilliams


    Absolute disgrace.


  • #5
    Squatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,841 ✭✭✭Squatter


    Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

    "Suspended Sentence" Nolan presiding.

    There is your answer.

    "Mr Rahn said his client, who is originally from a large family in Waterford, went to university and had a good career. He said Phelan does not appear to have had any romantic or sexual relationships throughout his life."



    Somewhat mean of Judge Nolan to deprive him of the opportunity to have his first ever romantic relationship - with his cell mate.


  • #6
    VonZan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 320 ✭✭VonZan


    Judicial system in Ireland is in need of dire reform. The judges are an embarrassment. Our criminal justice system isn't fit for purpose.


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  • #7
    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    Squatter wrote: »
    "Mr Rahn said his client, who is originally from a large family in Waterford, went to university and had a good career. He said Phelan does not appear to have had any romantic or sexual relationships throughout his life."


    Somewhat mean of the judge to deprive him of the opportunity to have his first ever romantic relationship - with his cell mate.

    Odd that the clickbait below the article (for me anyway) was this.


  • #8
    wexie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭wexie


    Are there ever any consequences for judges when sentences like these are being handed out?
    Or would this be within the sentencing guidelines (if any)?

    And if so, are these ever updated/reviewed? How often would this be done?

    60.000 images isn't exactly something you just stumbled across like


  • #9
    Trigger Happy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,169 ✭✭✭Trigger Happy


    VonZan wrote: »
    Judicial system in Ireland is in need of dire reform. The judges are an embarrassment. Our criminal justice system isn't fit for purpose.

    Mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences would be a good start.
    And we need a big new shiny and uncomfortable prison.


  • #10
    wexie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭wexie


    Trigger Happy wrote: »
    Mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences would be a good start.
    And we need a big new shiny and uncomfortable prison.

    surely we've a few spare Islands kicking about somewhere?


  • #11
    ahnowbrowncow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,590 ✭✭✭ahnowbrowncow


    Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »
    Outrage etc. etc. etc.

    https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/newsireland/no-jail-for-state-official-66-caught-with-nearly-60000-child-pornography-images-and-videos/ar-AAvWE3K?ocid=spartanntp

    I can't tell whether you agree with the sentence or not.


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  • #12
    Squatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,841 ✭✭✭Squatter


    If the DPP is unhappy with the sentence awarded can't he appeal it?


  • #13
    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    ahnowbrowncow wrote: »
    I can't tell whether you agree with the sentence or not.

    Well I wasn't quite sure if the final etc. should have an additional full stop or not.


  • #14
    Odyssey 2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,065 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    Beggars belief. Not what you know...allegedly


  • #15
    Ulysses Gaze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,570 ✭✭✭Ulysses Gaze


    miss_shadow wrote: »
    Judge martin f*cking nolan as I suspected. He should be forced to resign as he seems to think being a pedo is ok...

    God help you if you import garlic without paying tax....


  • #16
    Odyssey 2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,065 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    wexie wrote: »
    surely we've a few spare Islands kicking about somewhere?

    No dangerous or poisonous animals on them:(


  • #17
    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    Ulysses Gaze wrote: »
    God help you if you import garlic without paying tax....

    Waheyyyy!


  • #18
    Odyssey 2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,065 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    Ulysses Gaze wrote: »
    God help you if you import garlic without paying tax....

    And then pay up what you owe plus costs and penalties


  • #19
    Outlaw Pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    Most of the DVDs were naturist in nature? Didn't realize naturist videos were illegal......

    Anyone remember that H&E magazine that they used to have in shops. I remember as a kid looking up at that and wondering how shops could have a magazine with naked people on it but yet Playboy was banned here at the time. Not that there was much to see in it. Remember one of the lads nicked a copy once and it was just full of old people playing tennis.

    Anyway, I expect that was a large part of the reasoning behind only handing down a suspended sentence plus also of course the fact that he had no previous.


  • #20
    wexie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭wexie


    Outlaw Pete wrote: »
    Remember one of the lads nicked a copy once and it was just full of old people playing tennis.

    Where did they put the little clippy thing for the spare ball? :confused:


  • #21
    Odyssey 2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,065 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    wexie wrote: »
    Where did they put the little clippy thing for the spare ball? :confused:

    They were playing badminton.!!


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  • #22
    [Deleted User]
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    Most worrying thing is this creep was involved in the Department of Health and Children. Doesn't bare thinking about.

    Squatter wrote: »
    Somewhat mean of Judge Nolan to deprive him of the opportunity to have his first ever romantic relationship - with his cell mate.

    Doesn't happen here sorry to tell you. He'd have been segregated for his own protection because the rest of the inmates won't stand for anything to do with children being abused. Anything sexual with kids and/or being an informant are two universally lauded things inside.


  • #23
    Outlaw Pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    wexie wrote: »
    Where did they put the little clippy thing for the spare ball? :confused:

    Not sure but that was the least of our thoughts as there were plenty of photos of families cooking at camp fires naked and we were all wondering how their, eh.... kindling didn't catch fire :p


  • #24
    retro:electro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    “Phelan does not appear to have had any sexual relationships throughout his life ”

    Poor thing never got the ride. We’ll let him away with his little private perverted hobby so.


  • #25
    Rubberchikken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,176 ✭✭✭Rubberchikken


    While out judges appear untouchable unless they commit murder in front of a 100 witnesses, nothing will change.


  • #26
    beefburrito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 695 ✭✭✭beefburrito


    Sure wasn't that Judge from the tralee district who got caught with Image's, notorious for letting certain individuals off with criminal activity.....

    Won't mention any names....but its out there....


  • #27
    pleas advice
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,492 ✭✭✭pleas advice


    Outlaw Pete wrote: »
    Most of the DVDs were naturist in nature?.

    Where else would they be...?

    :pac:


  • #28
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    When I saw he referred to 60,000 images as "a fair bit" I actually laughed out loud, that's one of the most ridiculous ways possible of putting it.

    What an utterly appalling piece of work.


  • #29
    brevity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,757 ✭✭✭brevity


    If someone is in possession of child porn images then they should be charged with child abuse or of being an accessory to child abuse.

    There needs to be a serious change of attitude towards serious crime and repeat offenders in this country.


  • #30
    Zebra3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,084 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


    Jail is only for a certain class of people.

    Can’t pay your tv licence, lock’em up.

    Nice middle class background, “Get Out Of Jail Free” cards galore.


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  • #31
    cantdecide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,364 ✭✭✭✭cantdecide


    6 images should be enough to make people fear jail... but

    60,000??????

    I can't believe there are much more than that in the whole world. No matter what the outcome was, a message was going to be sent... but this is the message?


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