Barry Carmody

I saw a newspaper article the other day and was absolutely appauled.
This is my response.

Barry Carmody - 100,000 images of child pornography found on his home computer.

The Judge said "Jail is not a pretty place for people with your sort of conviction". So, how does the Judge think the children aged 7-14 posing explicitly for the camera felt?
The truth is, that Mr Carmody belongs in jail. He may not have directly touched any children, but, if he is looking at these 100,000 images of child pornography in his own home, what's the chance he's not walking down the street looking at children and having dirty thoughts wanting to fulfil them?

The Judge also said "I see you, realistically, as a very sad person. I accept that on an intellectual level, you realise… you shouldn't be doing it. You have turned to this as an outlet when your usual social outlets appear to be closed to you"
The judge has said it himself. He sees Barry Carmody as somebody who realises that what he is doing is wrong. Is this not the reason why we convict and punish people, whether a person is sad or not? When our usual social outlets are closed to us, do we turn to hitting somebody in the head with a sledge hammer? No. Mr Carmody simply needs to learn to deal with life.

I think that it's great the courts are sending him away to re-habilitation. I can only hope that it makes him better. But for the Judge to give the reason "Jail is not a pretty place for people with your sort of conviction" is shear idiocy. Mr Carmody has bought this upon himself as have the rest of the guilty prisoners out there. Deal with it

Signing Out,
Leg Weak

Welcome Note

Why hello there!
It seems you've stumbled on to little old me's blog spot. And may I ask what made you come here? Because I sure as hell don't know.

First of all, I'd like to start off by introducing myself. My name is Krystle Armstrong - formally known as Krystle Connolly up until about 2 years ago, when I realised my official name is Armstrong. Call me leg weak if you'd like.

I like to tell people that somewhere along my family tree line I am related to Billy Connolly and Neil Armstrong. Do they believe me? Some of the gullabull ones... yes.

I'm a 19 year old and obviously a girl... well, not a girl... a woman. I'd say that I am one of the more decent human beings in this world. And that doesn't necessarily mean that you get treated decently back... this results in my hatred towards the human kind. But can I hold it against people? No, it's just expected these days.

I usually have an equal and an opposite opinion to nearly every subject, which in some ways, I guess, makes me a hypocrite? I don't like to think of it in that way, however. I'd like to think more... open minded than most and can see the two sides to every story.

Just to give you the heads up, this blog will be about me and my life... obviously, and mostly my opinions on newspaper articles / topics that have just popped into my mind or have affected me recently.

Signing out,
Leg Weak