JUSTICE, what justice? Once again the public are let down by the legal system.
Joe Public does their bit in naming the perpetrators, the police do their bit in bringing a case against the person and the court gives them a probation order and community service and lets them out on the streets.
To stab someone once could be an accident, twice, a fit of temper but five times is attempted murder at least ('The Face Of Evil', July 21).
Yes, Mark Hobson needs serious help, but the public need protection from a person of this character.
The legal system needs to put its hands up and apologise, saying in this instance they got things wrong. But unfortunately for some poor people it is already too late.
R D Watson,
Elmfield Terrace,
Malton Road,
York.
Updated: 11:19 Friday, July 23, 2004
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