Australian Gay Basher Ordered to Pay $40k
“A Cairns District Court judge ordered Daniel Leigh Proud, 23, to pay compensation for the bashing, which left Gary Michael Jamieson, 53, with serious brain injuries. The court was told Proud repeatedly kicked and punched Jamieson after he made advances during a fireworks display on the Cairns Esplanade in the early hours of January 1, 2006.
In June 2006, Proud was jailed for 42 months, to be released after 14 months, after he pleaded guilty to assaulting Jamieson and causing him grievous bodily harm. Then acting Chief Judge Tony Skoien was told that after the attack, Proud told police he hated homosexuals.
The court was told Jamieson suffered a seizure and arterial bleeding to the brain. Prosecutor Sussann Bell told the court Jamieson was openly gay and a neighbour of Proud.
Proud told police Jamieson was “hitting” on him sexually during the New Year celebrations and that he “got up and snapped”. Judge William Everson last week granted Jamieson a total of $38,250 in compensation for the physical and psychological injuries he suffered in the attack.” [Courier]
Hooray for Justice! Not so Proud now, I suspect!
seitan-on-a-stick:
Hooray for justice? The guy got just over a year for causing brain damage. That’s not justice, that’s a mockery.
Typical commonwealth (UK, Canada, Australia, etc.) judges. They always give a grand pre-sentencing speech…as if there will be grave and severe consequences. And then when it comes time to mete out punishment, they give the convicted felon a slap on the wrist. Here’s how it goes:
“You’re the most vile, disgusting creature I’ve ever seen. So, that’s 30 days for armed robbery, 6 months for murder, and 3 months for plotting terrorism. That’s a total of 11 months imprisonment Now, young man, you had better behave yourself when you get out. Next case!”