Please sign this petition in support of the Atherstone lads currently serving sentences.
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November 6, 2015
I actually checked the count twice because I could not believe it hit a thousand which is just mental honestly. Seeing this many people back the lads is wild and it keeps me up at night thinking about what comes next but for now I am just trying to process this whole thing.
Reached 1,000 supporters
November 6, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
November 5, 2015
November 4, 2015
We are grinding toward that thousand mark and it feels like the momentum is finally shifting because people are actually paying attention now. If you have been waiting for the right moment to get this in front of others just do it now since that round number is what I need to shove in front of the authorities.
458 Comments
I've known most of these lads since they were very young and they don't have a bad bone in their bodies, the ALF were our twelfth man on the FA Cup run, without them we wouldn't have got to where we did, great supporters and most of all great lads.
I know people who did 2 years for manslaughter. This is a scuffle by immature young men. Just like most men at that age. Examples need to be made sometimes, but we trust in British justice to be fair. This sentence is anything but.
These sentences are an absurlute joke ... Does five minutes of silliness really deserve a two year sentence ... Thieves , shoplifters and druggies wouldn't of got anywhere near this on their first offence An appalling decision which has wrecked many families of Atherstone
Punishments do not fit the crimes committed!! the same judge sentenced 18months for a stabbing so how can you warrant the sentences our boys have received for a far less crime committed?! The U.K. justice system has made a mockery of itself yet again!
Punishment too harsh, and two years is far too long to wait for sentencing. We all make mistakes when we're young. Suspended sentences or community service would have sufficed. Wish them all the best in rebuilding their lives.
Honest to god, the law in this country has gone to pot. Keep your heads down lads, work hard and you'll soon be home xxx
Be strong lads, You will be home with your family's before you know it.
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Please sign this petition in support of the Atherstone lads currently serving sentences.
Updates
November 6, 2015
I actually checked the count twice because I could not believe it hit a thousand which is just mental honestly. Seeing this many people back the lads is wild and it keeps me up at night thinking about what comes next but for now I am just trying to process this whole thing.
Reached 1,000 supporters
November 6, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
November 5, 2015
November 4, 2015
We are grinding toward that thousand mark and it feels like the momentum is finally shifting because people are actually paying attention now. If you have been waiting for the right moment to get this in front of others just do it now since that round number is what I need to shove in front of the authorities.
458 Comments
Diane Duignan, Mancetter, Atherstone, Warwickshire Thoughts are with you lads, unfair penalties! If this had been Liverpool, Manchester or London it would have been a smack on the wrist but because it's a small town they've made an example of you.
I've known most of these lads since they were very young and they don't have a bad bone in their bodies, the ALF were our twelfth man on the FA Cup run, without them we wouldn't have got to where we did, great supporters and most of all great lads.
I know people who did 2 years for manslaughter. This is a scuffle by immature young men. Just like most men at that age. Examples need to be made sometimes, but we trust in British justice to be fair. This sentence is anything but.
These sentences are an absurlute joke ... Does five minutes of silliness really deserve a two year sentence ... Thieves , shoplifters and druggies wouldn't of got anywhere near this on their first offence An appalling decision which has wrecked many families of Atherstone
Punishments do not fit the crimes committed!! the same judge sentenced 18months for a stabbing so how can you warrant the sentences our boys have received for a far less crime committed?! The U.K. justice system has made a mockery of itself yet again!
Punishment too harsh, and two years is far too long to wait for sentencing. We all make mistakes when we're young. Suspended sentences or community service would have sufficed. Wish them all the best in rebuilding their lives.
Honest to god, the law in this country has gone to pot. Keep your heads down lads, work hard and you'll soon be home xxx
Be strong lads, You will be home with your family's before you know it.
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Diane Duignan, Mancetter, Atherstone, Warwickshire Thoughts are with you lads, unfair penalties! If this had been Liverpool, Manchester or London it would have been a smack on the wrist but because it's a small town they've made an example of you.