I meant to write a quick note about this yesterday. Heard that a man from Waterford was given 4 years for the murder of his brother.

The men began fighting after new years celebrations under the influence of enough drink to kill a small Russian army. One of the dead man’s eyes was ‘taken out’ by his brother in a previous argument and following an offer to remove the other one, the soon to be dead man casually informed his brother that his girlfriend was sleeping around, only of course he didn’t know about it. Even more enraged (and presumably still pondering an eye popping) he went home, got a knife from the kitchen and stabbed his brother several times, including once in the (as the news put it) juggler vein. I’m quite sure they meant to pronounce it “jugular”. The judge in the case deemed the man to be a danger to society and denied his mothers plea for the sentance to be suspended.

To summarise, 4 years? Almost makes me want to go out and brutally murder someone I dont like. Hey why worry? I’ll be back on the streets in 4 years! Maybe 2 of those will even get suspended! Yes ladies and gentlemen, the term Irish justice is still an oxymoron.