Scunthorpe man has 'appalling' criminal record with 280 convictions
A serial offender with a string of 280 convictions had an “appalling” criminal record that stretched to 29 pages, a court heard.
Colin Monaghan, 41, of Frodingham Road, Scunthorpe, admitted burglary between June 24 and 27 and stealing nine jumpers, valued at £54, from the town’s Westgate Department Store on August 4.
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Scunthorpe court
Martin Howarth, prosecuting, told North Lincolnshire Magistrates’ Court that Monaghan smashed a window at the store and stole 25 lighters, silver tankards and trophies, valued at £1,200, after forcing a cabinet.
David Rix, mitigating, said: “His record is appalling. He has got to come to terms with his drug addiction and his offending.”
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Monaghan, who had been in custody since August 6, was given a one-year supervision order, with six months’ drug rehabilitation.
Comments
by Redlady2000
Wednesday, September 05 2012, 8:57PM
“I am with Sparks2400 they should be in prison and face real tough punishment in the form of hard labour. It's about time this country said if you commit a crime you loose your right to use the human rights law. If they were kept busy with hard labour they wouldn't get bored and need play stations and sky tv!”
by Sparks2400
Wednesday, September 05 2012, 6:58PM
“I'm with you HattyTood,
Mind you we took a bit of a pasting on the other post! We seem to be seen as judgemental!
Just my opinion of course! Lol.”
by HattyTood
Wednesday, September 05 2012, 12:15PM
“Any chance of getting Sparks2400 voted in as a top judge ?
Seems just the sort of chap we (desperately) need in todays lawless society”
by ewbfchamp
Wednesday, September 05 2012, 9:12AM
“Perhaps he's trying to get his name in the Guinness Book of Records - or has he already achieved that ?”
by kennysenior2
Wednesday, September 05 2012, 8:57AM
“A one year supervision order should show him the error of his ways !!!!!!”
by Sparks2400
Wednesday, September 05 2012, 8:31AM
“Before Sister_Wendy has a go, I can spell rehabillitation, I just missed it when I posted.....Bah!”
by Sparks2400
Wednesday, September 05 2012, 8:28AM
“Whilst we rehabillitate rather than punish, then this will always be the norm. We should use the American way that they do in Arizona and Texas where they are treated without normal rights with the attitude of, "if you don't like it, don't come back!"
The "more to be pitied than scolded" attitude of our judicial system breeds serial offenders who laugh at, and have no fear of, our laws.
As a young soldier who had been on the wrong side of military law, I can speak without contradiction that punishment has a far greater impact than rehabillition, especially when you know you've done wrong. I have no doubt that this individual knows right from wrong, he just has not had the opportunity to be "put back on the rails", (as it was explained to me during numerous and rather strenuous, chilly and wet exercise periods in the snow, at 04:30am in Dec 1982).
It took me less than the fourteen day sentence to see the errors of ways, perhaps Colin might be a fine upstanding citizen today had he been given the same direction as myself?”
by mallyg1
Wednesday, September 05 2012, 8:20AM
“By HattyTood
NO No No, save yourself it's a slippery slope from there!”
by HattyTood
Wednesday, September 05 2012, 12:50AM
“280 previous convictions, say it slowly, go on
two
hundred
and
eighty
and he gets a 1 year supervision order.
I'm that mad I may throw a cigarette butt out of my car window tomorrow.”
by ewbfchamp
Tuesday, September 04 2012, 9:11PM
“Why is it called the JUSTICE system ???”