Should she/he have been sent to jail?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.express.co...uld-be-too-appalling-

Just because jail would have been an “appalling experience” for her, and she would have had to serve her sentence out in a male prison, was it any reason for her not receiving a prison sentence?

If she is legally a female, why would she have to be sent to a male prison? If it is her safety they are concerned about, why not be sent to a female prison?.

[joeluke]

So 'she' is spared jail when normal everyday folk would be sent down for the same offence?

IMO once a man always a man......and same goes for females too......no matter how much surgery they've had

[mr-rubix]

Should she/he have been sent to jail? Absolutely anotheroldgit. So if she still has a male appendage then how is she recognized as legally female?

[sandyRoe]

The judge warned her she would be jailed if she broke the law again. If she did, and she was sentenced to a prison term, wouldn't that be an appalling experience?

[Greedyfly]

Does seem hypocritical to me

[mr-rubix]

Kay Driver, defending, had told the judge that if she were jailed Voyce faced being sent to a men’s prison. She said: “She’s clearly going to be extremely vulnerable in a male prison environment.”

Which is exactly what paedophiles should expect.

[joeluke]

So what if prison would be an appaling experience for him? Is it one law for transsexuals and another for the rest of us?

[Zeuhl]

This story really muddles together two difficult issues.

Was her crime serious? does it warrant jail?
Yes and yes if that is the usual sentence.

Would sending her to male prison lead to more problems?
Yes and though paedophiles disgust me I don't think it's fitting to put them in a situation where their lives are at risk from violent thugs.

///why not be sent to a female prison?. /// Good question.
Of course she would probably be at risk of attack from violent female thugs unless in a segregated unit.

Maybe segregation is the only answer but that has logistical and financial consequences we don't want to face at the moment.

This is just very problematic; we had a transgender person in our company and we wanted to do the best for everybody, but just providing toilet facilities that everyone was happy with was a nightmare - and expensive!
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[Zeuhl]

/// Is it one law for transsexuals and another for the rest of us? ///

Yes. In a male prison a transsexual prisoner is guaranteed to be systematically abused and injured.

A non transsexual prisoner probably isn't.
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[joeluke]

Other paedos vulnerable to attacks from other inmates are segregated for their own safety so why couldn't they have done that in this case?

[Zeuhl]

Good question - why not indeed?
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[Greedyfly]

Judges decisions can swing wildly either way on virtually anything. Not always the right decision or the fair one!

[Gladeian]

Yet another example of over-consideration of the sensibilities of scumbag offenders - if this he/she was concerned about the consequences of its actions it should have not downloaded the material - the more appalling the prisons the better in my view then they wont want to go back there

[joeluke]

He/she got off lightly because it's another case of pandering to the minorities as usual

[Zeuhl]

JL

Think she probably has got off lightly.

But don't really see why she needed to.

I agree her circumstances needed consideration; it's not 'pandering' to be clear that someone has been sentenced to a particular jail sentence and not; that jail sentence with GBH, permamnent maiming etc thrown in.

I agree with your earlier question; wasn't there a place for her in a segregation unit?
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[rowanwitch]

If she is awaiting reassignment surgery defer the sentence until it is completed and send her to a womens prison....

[flip_flop]

Isn't "it" a more appropriate description than he or she?

[sandyRoe]

Maybe the judge didn't consider her offence merited a prison sentence but took the opportunity to pontificate and get a bit of publicity for himself?

[Greedyfly]

Not really Flip seeing as HE is still a man by gender.

[Zeuhl]

Good idea Rowan.

Just as an aside, in our case, even after the transition was complete, some female employees were still uncomfortable sharing toilet facilities with the colleague in question.
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[Greedyfly]

I can't see why?!