On 10 November, 2010 Edward Woollard, 18, from Hampshire, was among protesters who broke into the Tory party headquarters and emerged on the roof. Yesterday he was sent to jail for two years and eight months after admitting at an earlier hearing to committing violent disorder.
So justice is seen to be done. Already there are cries of “not fair” as it is suggested that the court have made an example of him. That the sentence is too harsh.
Rubbish I say.
What if the fire extinguisher that he threw off the roof had actually hit someone. That person would have been severely injured or worse still they could have been killed. Would anyone have been calling the sentence unfair then ? Of course not.
Woollard may well have shown the usual teenage lack of control and got caught up in the “heat of the moment” but that is no excuse. Whilst I have every sympathy for his family I have none for him.
I am all for peaceful demos but these guys went on the rampage damaging property. People ended up in hospital, traumatised. What part of their brains were turned off such that they could not distinguish Right from Wrong ?
Mr Woollard has been taught a lesson and a strong message is being sent to all would be rioters and its about time.
WrAnTz 