Some people rather steal from others than get things for themselves the honest way. Connor Dawes, 19, saw a man walking alone in Nuneaton, Warwickshire late at night. He followed the man for a few minutes and when the moment was right – Dawes knocked the man over and stole his coat and wallet.
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After making a clean get away, Dawes started to look through the wallet. The papers inside indicated that the man Dawes had just attacked had Asperger’s’, a form of autism. It wasn’t too long after that that Dawes marched himself right into the police station and turned himself in!
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Dawes called himself ‘scum’ and the judge, Sylvia de Bertodano agreed. The judge was also impressed that Dawes surrendered voluntarily. The victim still needed justice however because he had suffered a cut over his eye and now was too scared to go out on his own.
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Judge de Bertodano said she had two boys to think about in this case – the victim and the perpetrator. She said that it would send a bad message to the public if Dawes didn’t spend time in jail for his crime, so Dawes was given a two-year jail sentence. It seems only fair that Dawes’ life be impacted to the same degree that his victims was.
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While it is not everyday that someone turns themselves into the police for having committed a crime – but it is important not to let them get off too easily. Dawes did break the law and should be punished.
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