Re: G20 protests
And as expected the judges that have been put in place by lefty Hulls and co strike again...another disgraceful performance
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Four G20 riots have had their sentences cut on appeal
FOUR demonstrators involved in the violent G20 riots have had their sentences cut on appeal.
Beth Nathan, Sofia Todorova and Rosalie Delaney had convictions recorded against them overturned while Julia Dehm had a suspended sentence reduced to community work.
The County Court heard the group were part of a mob that outnumbered and attacked police at a demonstration against the Group of 20 nations summit at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Melbourne in November 2006.
Protesters tried to break a police blockade at Collins St, pushing and hurling barricades at officers, and throwing wheelie bins and milk crates. They vandalised a brawler van in a riot where bottles and objects were hurled at police.
Serial protester Ms Dehm had applied to have her conviction overturned so she can still practise as a lawyer.
But Judge David Parsons said her offending - where she threw a barricade that injured a policewoman - warranted a conviction.
He said that should serve as a special punishment and deterrent so he reduced her seven month suspended jail term to 250 hours community work.
Judge Parsons said Ms Nathan, Ms Todorova and Ms Delaney had committed offences against symbols, like the police van, rather than the officers.
David Nguyen, who threw a bottle at police, lost his appeal and a conviction and 250 hours community work stands.
Steve Medcraft, from People Against Lenient Sentencing, said the upheld convictions of Dehm and Nguyen was to be commended but the clear record given to Delaney, Nathan and Todorova was disappointing.
"I am sick to death of all this remorse and rehabilitation. Get down to basics if you commit crime you get sentenced,’’ Mr Medcraft said.
He said lifting Dehm’s suspended sentence did not take into account the extent of the injuries Dehm caused to Sen-Constable Kim Dixon.
The 41 year-old policewoman can no longer work after being hit when Dehm threw a water filled barricade at her during the G20 protests in Collins Street.
Mr Medcraft said it was worrying Dehm wanted to become a lawyer.
"If the legal profession has got this sort of person coming through the ranks God help us in the future.’’
THE OFFENDERS
BETH NATHAN: rammed a barricade at police at the Collins St riot; conviction overturned with 180 hours of unpaid community work.
SOFIA TODOROVA: marshalled other protesters, calling "everyone go forward!'' at the brawler van attack; conviction overturned with 180 hours of community work.
ROSALIE DELANEY: involved in a tug of war with police over a barricade in the front of the brawler van and emptied contents of green rubbish bin into the van; conviction overturned with 200 hours' community work.
DAVID NGUYEN: involved in tug of war over a barricade and threw bottles towards police; conviction and sentence of 250 hours community work stands.
JULIA DEHM: helped throw the barricade that hurt a policewoman, pushed barricades at police during the brawler van attack; conviction overturned and seven-month jail term quashed replaced by 250 hours community work.
Liverpool said:
And as expected the judges that have been put in place by lefty Hulls and co strike again...another disgraceful performance
:Four G20 riots have had their sentences cut on appeal
FOUR demonstrators involved in the violent G20 riots have had their sentences cut on appeal.
Beth Nathan, Sofia Todorova and Rosalie Delaney had convictions recorded against them overturned while Julia Dehm had a suspended sentence reduced to community work.
The County Court heard the group were part of a mob that outnumbered and attacked police at a demonstration against the Group of 20 nations summit at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Melbourne in November 2006.
Protesters tried to break a police blockade at Collins St, pushing and hurling barricades at officers, and throwing wheelie bins and milk crates. They vandalised a brawler van in a riot where bottles and objects were hurled at police.
Serial protester Ms Dehm had applied to have her conviction overturned so she can still practise as a lawyer.
But Judge David Parsons said her offending - where she threw a barricade that injured a policewoman - warranted a conviction.
He said that should serve as a special punishment and deterrent so he reduced her seven month suspended jail term to 250 hours community work.
Judge Parsons said Ms Nathan, Ms Todorova and Ms Delaney had committed offences against symbols, like the police van, rather than the officers.
David Nguyen, who threw a bottle at police, lost his appeal and a conviction and 250 hours community work stands.
Steve Medcraft, from People Against Lenient Sentencing, said the upheld convictions of Dehm and Nguyen was to be commended but the clear record given to Delaney, Nathan and Todorova was disappointing.
"I am sick to death of all this remorse and rehabilitation. Get down to basics if you commit crime you get sentenced,’’ Mr Medcraft said.
He said lifting Dehm’s suspended sentence did not take into account the extent of the injuries Dehm caused to Sen-Constable Kim Dixon.
The 41 year-old policewoman can no longer work after being hit when Dehm threw a water filled barricade at her during the G20 protests in Collins Street.
Mr Medcraft said it was worrying Dehm wanted to become a lawyer.
"If the legal profession has got this sort of person coming through the ranks God help us in the future.’’
THE OFFENDERS
BETH NATHAN: rammed a barricade at police at the Collins St riot; conviction overturned with 180 hours of unpaid community work.
SOFIA TODOROVA: marshalled other protesters, calling "everyone go forward!'' at the brawler van attack; conviction overturned with 180 hours of community work.
ROSALIE DELANEY: involved in a tug of war with police over a barricade in the front of the brawler van and emptied contents of green rubbish bin into the van; conviction overturned with 200 hours' community work.
DAVID NGUYEN: involved in tug of war over a barricade and threw bottles towards police; conviction and sentence of 250 hours community work stands.
JULIA DEHM: helped throw the barricade that hurt a policewoman, pushed barricades at police during the brawler van attack; conviction overturned and seven-month jail term quashed replaced by 250 hours community work.
