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Old 05-16-2017, 02:19 PM   #5701 (permalink)
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...may-avoid-jail

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An Oxford University student who stabbed her boyfriend with a bread knife may not go to jail because it could damage her prospects of a medical career, a court has heard.
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Mitigating, James Sturman QC said his client’s dreams of becoming a surgeon were “almost impossible” as her conviction would have to be disclosed. She had had a very troubled life and was abused by a previous boyfriend, he said.
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Old 05-16-2017, 03:23 PM   #5702 (permalink)
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Old 05-16-2017, 03:28 PM   #5703 (permalink)
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Mate she was abused by a previous boyfriend so she gets one stab free of charge.
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Old 05-16-2017, 04:04 PM   #5704 (permalink)
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Or maybe she was practising up to be a surgeon.
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Old 05-16-2017, 04:07 PM   #5705 (permalink)
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Old 05-16-2017, 06:11 PM   #5706 (permalink)
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Old 05-16-2017, 06:23 PM   #5707 (permalink)
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They don't have the same probability of happening, but it would be a really cool news story and I like the juxtaposition.
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They don't have the same probability of happening, but it would be a really cool news story and I like the juxtaposition.
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https://www.insidehighered.com/news/...charles-murray

Good to see one of these cases end with ramifications. The violent ones make the sensible protesters look like shit (not that the reasons for protesting him are valid, but that's a different story).
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