The 'boy-snatch' moped gang have been jailed - BBC London

Members of a moped gang who threatened to hurt a woman's three-year-old son in a "shocking" attempted robbery have been jailed.

[pifapaul]

The MET won't tolerate this crime. But the courts do. Suspended sentence is ridiculous.

[johnkoenig]

A suspended sentence is NOT a punishment... in fact it’s the complete opposite, it’s a “not-punishment.”

[thebeast]

Pity cop car didn’t ram them at 100mph that would have been so cool .

[captainfilip]

Stealing is one thing but don’t ever threaten to abduct a child in front of their parent. That’s just sick and pathetic

[gemmaaboagye]

This is the lowest of the low .trying to take a woman s child . disgraceful behaviour. Is a disgrace!! Thank god the woman and her child are safe

[cricketthecockatiel]

They all look exactly as I expected them to

[RaceLab]

The prosecution service will tolerate it most of the time! They'd rather get someone for what they say.

[Whyoakdbi]

gang gang! Approaching a mother with her kid? This scum should be in prison for many many years!!

[redmoruga]

"suspended sentences" yup, that will show them! You get more if you hurt someone's feelings

[iamdmc]

I'm not saying I'm for the death penalty but...

[biscuitsalive]

Law and order pretty much started in Britain.
And it looks like it’s going to die in Britain too.

[MrBagpipes]

What purpose do these people serve by existing?

[fiachrabrowne]

These vile creatures deserve the worst possible punishment

[johnkimble]

Those sentences are a joke for this type of crime.

[nala]

Suspended sentences sounds about right for our wonderful justice system.

[ragetobe]

"The met won’t tolerate this type of crime" she said a lot with that sentence.

[Treblaine]

Saying the sentence was a range of 13 years to suspended sentence is purposefully vague, you seem to be hiding quite how much the courts have made the somewhat mediocre efforts of the police completely worthless.

[thomasshepard]

What a joke everyone of them should have got 20 years and then if any of them were not British deported after they finish their jail sentence

[zuluula]

Shows what happens to children when you give up on them, they grow into people like this

[jayjay-]

Lol do whatever you want in London it's fine... but you dare slightly hurt someone's feelings, and you will have 10 coppers kicking your door in...