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| Judge says 'lol' as he sentences man after Facebook boast about avoiding prison | Judge says 'lol' as he sentences man after Facebook boast about avoiding prison |
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| A Scottish judge has said “lol” as he sentenced a man who boasted about refusing to carry out his community sentence in a post on Facebook. | A Scottish judge has said “lol” as he sentenced a man who boasted about refusing to carry out his community sentence in a post on Facebook. |
| David Newlands was given 150 hours of community service earlier this year after he punched a vulnerable man in Glasgow in 2015 but he refused to complete it. | David Newlands was given 150 hours of community service earlier this year after he punched a vulnerable man in Glasgow in 2015 but he refused to complete it. |
| At a second court appearance in June he was given a second chance to complete the sentence but failed to do so and then wrote on Facebook that he was “out bro, easy”. | At a second court appearance in June he was given a second chance to complete the sentence but failed to do so and then wrote on Facebook that he was “out bro, easy”. |
| He wrote that he had avoided going to jail for the second time and would not being doing the community service. | He wrote that he had avoided going to jail for the second time and would not being doing the community service. |
| He laughed at the judge for calling him an “idiot” and asked why “people wonder why this country is f*****”. | He laughed at the judge for calling him an “idiot” and asked why “people wonder why this country is f*****”. |
| But when he was back in front of Judge Norman Ritchie, he was given a nine-month sentence which he will have to serve after he finishes his current eight-month sentence for assault and breach of the peace, the BBC reported. | But when he was back in front of Judge Norman Ritchie, he was given a nine-month sentence which he will have to serve after he finishes his current eight-month sentence for assault and breach of the peace, the BBC reported. |
| Justice Ritchie said: “It’s always interesting to see a different view on sentencing as in ‘I’m out bro easy’. As they say 'lol'. | Justice Ritchie said: “It’s always interesting to see a different view on sentencing as in ‘I’m out bro easy’. As they say 'lol'. |
| “I gave you two chances. You didn’t take the chances. I hope you don’t think I’m doing this out of anger. In truth it enlivened what was otherwise a dull day.” | “I gave you two chances. You didn’t take the chances. I hope you don’t think I’m doing this out of anger. In truth it enlivened what was otherwise a dull day.” |
| In January, the 23-year-old was one of eight people called a “pack of animals” by Justice Ritchie when the High Court in Glasgow heard how they had beaten and chased a vulnerable man out of a flat window. | In January, the 23-year-old was one of eight people called a “pack of animals” by Justice Ritchie when the High Court in Glasgow heard how they had beaten and chased a vulnerable man out of a flat window. |
| Ivor Miller, who had learning difficulties, sought refuge in a derelict flat and then suffered a severe injury after he jumped from a second-floor window to escape the gang. | Ivor Miller, who had learning difficulties, sought refuge in a derelict flat and then suffered a severe injury after he jumped from a second-floor window to escape the gang. |
| Three of those accused, not including Newlands, were initially charged with attempted murder but the prosecution later accepted guilty pleas for assault. | Three of those accused, not including Newlands, were initially charged with attempted murder but the prosecution later accepted guilty pleas for assault. |
| Newlands admitted breaching the peace and punching the 27-year-old at the Hootenanny pub in Howard Street. | Newlands admitted breaching the peace and punching the 27-year-old at the Hootenanny pub in Howard Street. |