Healthcare worker Michela Andrade escapes jail for glassing man

“@ Valhalla2010 - What is it about the photo that you so dislike?... Is it the fact she's holding a mobile? you must now dislike 3/4 of the nation then... or is it the fag? I hate smoking too, vile habit, must make her a horrible person! Can't be the clothes because the outfit is pretty nice, I must say! lol :) I'm sure the person who took the photograph purposefully waited until she looked her best before taking it though and that the citizen & TIG picked the most flattering one...
I never said that my point only referred to "my friend". Also, I like how because I am defending her that it must automatically mean I know her - that's a sweeping assumption to make! Notice how I made the generalisation by referring to offenders as a whole rather than just specifically to this girl.
I completely agree with what you said about being held responsible for your actions whether drunk or sober! Well said :) If you can't control your actions when inebriated, the simple answer is, don't drink. I'm pretty sure that the judge wouldn't have "let her off" because she was drunk. He would have weighed up all the evidence and come to a reasoned decision based on the facts.
Futhermore, it's not a case of "how is this not GBH?". It is the fact that she was not given a prison sentence as a means of punishment for her actions. As a side not, GBH WITH and WITHOUT intent are two very different things. I do believe she was charged with the latter??? I am sure nobody will need an invitation to correct me if I'm wrong ;)
I don't see why everyone's anger is directed at the defendant, your issues should be with the judge and his sentencing. Her fate was in his hands, she had no control over the outcome.”

“@ somescorpio- Your point about loosing her job and having to find another one or living on the DSS could apply to every criminal in the country, not just your friend.
People should be held responsible for their actions regardless of them being drunk or sober.
How this is not GBH I'll never know. There must be a reason however.
Look at the pic of her, mobile in one hand, fag in the other.”

“txx001 - First you accuse anyone judging this criminal as being 'small minded' and then, in your last sentence, you go on to make a judgement of the victim of this crime.

Doesn't that make you a hypocrite?”

“To all you small minded people who are quick to judge this girl !!..there are two sides to a story and you are all putting her down , she knows she has done wrong and is paying the price for it, also at least she has/goes to work and pays taxes unlike the majority of the country!!!
And chav ??" Come on, how can u say that, you don't know the girl!! I for one would have her care for my family or relatives, just goes to show that there are some horrible small minded people in this world who judge on what u read/hear!!!
Sam played his part in provoking her no doubt. He may think twice next time..:)”

“You're right, Moomin, sometimes things aren't so black and white...
Yes, this lad was a victim of this crime, and yes, I'm sure we all feel bad for the injuries he sustained. However, when/if any of you remember hearing on the news a couple of years back that Ian Huntley was attacked whilst in prison - serving a sentence for a heinous crime of his own I might add! - did you feel sorry for him? Were you outraged on his behalf for being the "victim" of an attack? Or did you, like the majority of the nation, feel that it was somehow justified, that he deserved to be assaulted, that his injuries were "just deserts"? Hmm, I wonder...
All too easy to be a hypocrite in this life and have double standards :)
Might I just add that "restorative justice" is more favoured when handing out sentences; it allows for the offenders to give something back to their communities. I suspect that people would complain if the girl was sent to prison as she would then be given free board and lodgings, access to TV, internet, gym etc... Sometimes I don't know what this country wants from our justice system, other than blood perhaps?! You say she should lose her job, ok... How does she go about getting another one as employers would be put off by a "chav" with a criminal record? Then she would be accused of freeloading off of the hardworking British tax payers! She, and England, can't win....
An adapted quote I know, but still, seems apt ~ "(...) you can't please all of the people all of the time" :)”

“Moomin - You are Judge William Hart and I claim my £10 prize!!!”

“VPH81 How do you or anyone else know that, that's what she thought.....my concern is that we are ready to assume too quickly.....how do you know she really does not feel remorse!?.....We live in a society today that is so very ready to not to see past what is written in black and white....communication is down the pan....social networks...etc etc...........my point is we as a society seem ready to condemn...who has the right to say she does not feel remorse...do you really know that she does not!!!??.....No you don't, you don't know her nor do I...and I do not feel her actions are without some punishment BUT one thing I do know is all of us have to understand both sides of any one story before we can cast judgement.......I refer to a comment ''Sam Bryan I know this boy he's a druggie who threatens people. Maybe he done it to her and that's what he got for it and maybe he had learnt his lesson not to go round trying to pick fights with innocent people!"”

“Nice to see this is a well balanced article, not at all in favour of the "victim"...
You can read the headlines and judge before you even know the story, or the person. People are so quick these days to make assertions that are not based on facts!
Whilst I sympathise with the injuries suffered, I don't think vilifying a young girl is the best way forward. This is why we have a judicial system, so that crimes are punished appropriately, as seen fit by an independent judge. He has given her a suspended sentence for a reason after weighing up all the evidence.
She is not a "chav; she works hard for her money and contributes positively society in many ways - not least by her taxes through paid work and now by the unpaid work she has been ordered to do.
Is she really the first person to do something in anger and then regret it immediately after??... It also states she didn't intentionally use the glass as a weapon... I hope one day when I make a mistake, those around me will be more forgiving and not so quick to judge!
Also, Spark23, ever thought she has kept her job because she is very good at it?? I, for one, would have no problems with her looking after me! :)”

“Moomin - She showed remorse because if she didn't, she'd be inside. The reason people are condemning her is because she stuck a glass in someone's face - most of us believe people who do that should be jailed.”

“Has no one heard the saying 'There are two sides to every story'!? Have people not read this article, and I quote 'She has shown remorse .......' She pled quilty what more do you want....the remarks about buying cigarettes, having a mobile and tax payers money..Chav...come on...she works, she pays taxes!...........The girl done wrong and she knows it and is paying for it...why do the public then choose to condemn her further.”