Not only that he actually goes back for a second go - how can we allow these people to out on the streets - the inconsistency of sentencing gives you little faith in the system and its processes

www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... l?id=41953 Absolutely sickening

www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... l?id=41953 Absolutely sickening

It makes you wonder what you have to do to get a prison sentence - this is obscene.

Did Bailey attack Maurie before hand, kicking him while he was unconscious on the floor???

No, thought not.

As I remember many people at the time, including the Leeds club, were shocked by the custodial sentence given in the Walker/Bailey judgement. I seem to remember the club making a statement that they thought that the sentence was overly harsh. If you think like that then maybe they got the Cockayne judgement right. I don't think prison is much use sometimes. The kid has a job (or maybe not? I don't think the league should de-register him but it's possible) and a sporting club can be the best place for someone to learn from a mistake like this. And, he hasn't gotten away with it. Any more trouble and he's inside for a considerable stretch and his career is effectively over.
He's been punished but the best chance of protecting the public from him may be to have him a useful member of society?

Then again if he goes out and beats up someone else next week I'm talking out of my @r$e.

I've always maintained that there are certain incidents, that if they happened to my family, would result in me taking the law into my own hands, and I'm probably not the only one.

Hopefully the next RL players to be sentenced are dealt with more severley, and a prison sentence is deemed suitable.

Surely this sends a message out that it is OK to kick a man half senseless - what if the guy had died or suffered brain injury should he have dealt with in the same way - his actions could have been identical but with a different result?

On the field Cockayne appears indisciplines and hot-headed this is further evidence of a man incapable of controlling his temper - do you think playing an agressive sport is going to help him control that?

You can tell they are from Hull, with them trying to steal the poor blokes shirt

Er, they are both from Normanton actually.

It does seem a little lenient.

Also, with clear CCTV evidence, why nearly a year and a half to get resolved?

If you seriously want to know what goes on in a magistrates head when he/she considers sentencing then you may want to have a look at [url=http://www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk/docs/magistrates_court_sentencing_guidelines_update.pdfThe Magistrates Sentencing Guidelines[/url and in particular pages 26 to 28 which cover ABH and all of the mitigating circumstances which have to be taken into account.

Then go ahead have a Daily Mail rant.

No he would have been dealt with a more punitive charge and punishment.

Thats how it works, read the guidelines.