I'm not sure if words can describe what was going through this judges head



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A teenage burglar has been told by a judge to clean up his act – and the dishes too.

Jamie Froom, 18, was spared prison by agreeing that his punishment for two burglaries would be to help his parents with domestic chores.

Passing sentence at Bristol Crown Court, judge David Ticehurst told jobless Froom: “You can make your bed every day, do the washing up and respect your mum and dad.”

The judge also sentenced the cannabis user, who carried out the robberies in April with two juveniles, to 120 hours’ unpaid community work and six months’ drug rehabilitation.

But Froom, who lives with his parents in Mangotsfield, near Bristol, was warned that he would be locked up if he failed to do the chores.

Happy mum-of-five Melanie, 35, said: “I thought what the judge said was good. I appreciated it.”

But Froom yesterday moaned about the soft ruling.

He said: “I think he was a bit strict saying I have to tidy my room or go to prison. I’m going to try though.”

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Alright, alright slow down. Now, this judge obviously has some sort of psychological issue so we shouldn't be too harsh on him. But this is like something out of a children's TV program. What sort of weird place is this, when a man convicted of robbery, a very serious offence, is punished by having to act like a caring and orderly member of society and respect what his parents have given him.





To be fair though, the title is misleading. I mean obviously it was aimed at kids, which is insane as children need to know that this sort of behavior is not acceptable by anyone and will be more harshly punished by someone with half a brain. But what I love is how in the fourth paragraph they also mention how, " the cannabis user, who carried out the robberies in April with two juveniles, [was sentenced] to 120 hours’ unpaid community work and six months’ drug rehabilitation." Less of a happy-go-lucky story when you find out that this teenager is throwing his life away.





Also, I love how the article mentions that he will be locked up if he fails to do the chores. Like any loving and caring parent would throw their child under the bus like that. Dobbing their own son into the police for not washing up. How can they in anyway monitor whether or not he did the washing up each night? 'His hands aren't greasy, get the SWAT team.'





Well at least the bloke is getting practice at what he will be doing for the rest of his life, washing dishes.





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