Friday 3 August 2012

What Does It Take..?

Leanna Greenwood, 30, wept as she was spared an immediate jail term by magistrates in Bristol for the 15 minutes of abuse and threats directed at victim Tanya Thelwell.
Just another road rage incident? Well, not quite:
Laura Opie, prosecuting, said the offence took place in Harewood Road Speedwell on September 7 last year. She said Mrs Thelwell was driving her car and two young children along Meadow Vale when a car driven by Greenwood appeared on the wrong side of the road at a junction.
A statement made by Mrs Thelwell was read to the court by Miss Opie to open the case. It said: "I made way for her and she made a face at me while making the manoeuvre. I said under my breath 'thank you'.
"I looked in my rear view mirror and could see her following me. I parked in Harewood Road and she pulled up very close to me. She got out of her car and came towards me." Greenwood swore and was shouting, demanding to know what Mrs Thelwell had said to her.
Mrs Thelwell added: "I was alarmed by this and she was screaming at me to get out of my car.
"She shouted 'You don't know who I am, I am a bad woman.'
Gosh, really? Hard to tell. More like a woman who needs a good long spell in prison...
"My children were getting upset and she was circling my car and trying to get into my car. Traffic was beginning to queue and other motorists were beeping their horns.
"She opened her door and deliberately hit it against the side of my car before moving forward. "She came towards me again and spat at my car. She called me a white bitch and said she knew where I lived."
Miss Opie added: "An elderly man asked the defendant to stop but she ignored him and continued to abuse Mrs Thelwell.
"She said she wasn't leaving and was going to smash Mrs Thelwell's face in. The incident lasted about 15 minutes.
"Afterwards Mrs Thelwell had to calm down and get somebody else to take her children into the nursery.
"She was totally shocked by it all and couldn't understand what she had done to inspire such a reaction."
Just be there, it seems. Sometimes, that's all it takes, when someone like this has got away with it before...
The court heard it was the second time Greenwood had been convicted of a road rage incident and had been handed a suspended prison sentence on the last occasion.
*sigh*

All the old excuses came out, of course:
Jane Taylor, defending, said single mum Greenwood had been a woman of good character (Ed: Eh? I thought that was courtspeak for 'never been up before the bench before?) but that a difficult relationship and personal tragedy had left her like a "coiled spring".
"As a single mum with two children she was having to hold things together for their sake when inside she was feeling like a coiled spring ready to explode," Miss Taylor said.
"She does not excuse what has gone on, she knows her behaviour was abhorrent. "She has expressed genuine remorse and would like the opportunity to write to the woman involved to apologise.
"You may feel that this has crossed the custody threshold but I would implore you not to send her to prison."
You wouldn't think it'd work the second time around, for the same sort of offence, would you? You'd be wrong:
Yesterday magistrates told Greenwood: "This offence is so serious that only a custodial sentence is justified. It was a sustained attack in front of children and was a road rage incident. But because of your personal circumstances we are not going to send you to prison today."
Greenwood was given 18 weeks in prison suspended for two years and must pay £1,200 compensation.
Oh, I do so hope the next person she does this to is a magistrate!

And...given the term 'white bitch' was used, why did the useless CPS not charge this as a racially aggravated offence?

17 comments:

SteveW said...

"This offence is so serious that only a custodial sentence is justified..." "...because of your personal circumstances we are not going to send you to prison"

Or to paraphrase, magistrates issue a sentence which they have clearly stated is not just. Idiots.

Noggin the Nog said...

We have just seen a witch hunt take place when one foul mouthed thug called another foul mouthed thug a black c***.

The only reason Terry was tried was because of the racial aspect of the abuse.

Apparently only white people are racist, and black thugs who threaten violence, curse and scream in the street and intimidate children need another chance. Again.

Should have got out of the car and thrashed the black bitch.

Anonymous said...

Black people again. If there's trouble involving a minority it always seems to be blacks and muslims. Funny how the other minority groups seem to get on with their lives without too much trouble.

Dr Cromarty said...

Racially aggravated. Warrants jail. Sauce for the goose...

Anonymous said...

Almost on par with armed plod 'doing the beat' after a Saturday night snorting of four lines of 'talcum powder' filched from Lost Property.

Anonymous said...

What an idiotic thing to write-as above.Quote your source if you have the courage.
I suppose that is you-Rehill/Broxted/McFarlane or whatever psychotic personality you are using at the moment.
Jaded

Sgt Albert Hall said...

The magistrates have no excuse for failing to act on the pre-existing suspended sentence as well as imposing a further custodial sentence for the current offence. I despair.

Sgt Albert Hall said...

The magistrates have no excuse for failing to act on the pre-existing suspended sentence as well as imposing a further custodial sentence for the current offence. I despair.

Smudger said...

Sigh. And fume.

And since when did coiled springs explode?

Noggin the Nog said...

Jaded,

Only Nog above is me.

I agree that some of the above are mental, but they also speak some truth.

Has nothing gone missing from the cookie jar, ever?

My favorite is when 8 million is missing from some bank job or other. Then those heroic men in blue manage to recover 4 million.

All insured, of course.

Where the fuck was the rest of it?

Along with the smack, crack, hash, etc, etc.

If it wasn't for people like you I wouldn't be able to sleep safe at night.

Your my hero. XXX.

JuliaM said...

"Or to paraphrase, magistrates issue a sentence which they have clearly stated is not just."

Spot on! Can they not see it? I though magistrates were supposed to be drawn from the best and brightest?

" If there's trouble involving a minority it always seems to be blacks and muslims. Funny how the other minority groups seem to get on with their lives without too much trouble."

Well, the Sikhs did get a bit uppity over that play a few years back. But no, it's true, it's never the Vietnamese or Thais in the news, is it?

"I despair."

Me too.

"And since when did coiled springs explode?"

Good point!

Anonymous said...

"As a single mum with two children(snip) "

That's why she isn't going to jail. The kids' homes would cost far more than the jail for mom, and almost guarantee that the kids will end up as messed up people.

Maybe should rename the pussy pass to mommy licence...

Anonymous said...

Nog-getting tedious now.
I hope you had a good sleep.I'm looking forward to more unproven and snide quips from you today.
Jaded

Anonymous said...

Some animals are more equal than others.
Being a woman she has one victimhood point....outranked by a black woman...2 victimhood points.

I can only suggest that the white woman become a disabled lesbian thus getting a 3-2 victory and justice.

If this black woman had ranted and threatened a white male, i doubt it would have got to court....a man should put up with stuff like that. If he had defended himself he would have been up in court....and you know it...!!!!

Noggin the Nog said...

Jaded,

Slept like a log mate.

It is not an unproven quip that almost a thousand serving officers have criminal records for offenses including assault, theft, burglary and drug dealing.

In all likelihood there are more than these, but we cannot prove it because 9 forces illegally refuse to respond to FOI requests about the number of convicted criminals that current wear a number.

Have you got a criminal record Jaded?

I have to admit that I find the number of convicted crooks within your mob staggering, but only because it is a near miracle when one of them actually gets charged for anything.

MTG said...

"Have you got a criminal record Jaded? "

I can assure you that WPC (im middal class and educatid) Jade, has impressive 'form' for dishonesty, Noggin.

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