Beagle
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Im from the barossa area and once again, i think our justice system has failed once again.
Nevertheless, given your youth, your pleas of guilty and matters referred to in the psychological report, to which I shall come in due course, there is good reason for me to set a non-parole period in this case.
In arriving at a non-parole period I have had regard to all the matters that have been put to me by your counsel and I have had close regard to Mr Balfours report. I also take into account that you are a young man. At the time of these crimes you were 18 years of age. Nevertheless, what you did must result in a very lengthy non-parole period.
The circumstances of what occurred are chilling and they are all the more chilling because you do not exhibit any of the criminological characteristics of many people who come before these courts. I accept that you are a person who has reasonable prospects of rehabilitation. I accept that you are unlikely to ever offend again in the future. Nevertheless, the murder of three innocent victims must carry with it a severe sentence.
I do not accept that the conduct was from someone who was not thinking rationally. Your cold-blooded, merciless attack upon Chantelle, who was hiding under the bed in fear and who you dragged out, stabbed, sexually assaulted and then stabbed again and murdered, was a chilling act. You killed Chantelles mother simply because she witnessed your attack on her husband.
In setting a non-parole period I have had regard to your pleas of guilty. You must be given credit for them. Nevertheless, I observe the evidence against you was overwhelming and it took some considerable time before you started to come to terms with what you had done. I have also had regard to the principle of totality and, therefore, brought the non-parole period back to what I consider to be an appropriate non-parole period.
In relation to each of the murders you are sentenced to life imprisonment. If it had not been for your pleas of guilty I would have imposed a non-parole period of 42 years. On account of your pleas of guilty and your expressions of remorse, I reduce that non-parole period to 35 years.
The sentence of the court is, therefore, that in respect of each offence you be imprisoned for life. The sentences are to be served concurrently. I set a non-parole period of 35 years imprisonment. The sentences and non-parole period are to commence on 16 November 2010 when you were taken into custody.
Should have been 1 year non-parole for every wound inflicted.
To add insult, the sentence is back-dated to when first charged/taken into custody. For what I understood, Justice Sulan said, "non-parole periods are to run concurrently", meaning is 35 years non-parole for each person but the 3 sentences run at same time, not consecutively, so what could or should have been 105 years is now only 35.........total BS. Could have been as high as 42 years but because it said, "sowwee", it gets a reduced sentence. WT
***ps..court listing said Justice Blue to preside but Justice Sulan was the sentencing Judge after all.
I have started studying the available information on him and believe there is enough to do a complete BRACE Character Profile.
Some of my notes to myself include: Impressions: Shallow, low level of interpersonal depth, lack of empathy, unfocused, superficial, deficit interpersonal skills, average to borderline intellectual functioning, emotionally immature, violent interests and fantasy life, high level of anger and dissatisfaction with life and life situation, high level of cognitive isolation, likely substitutes intensity for intimacy, pain/pleasure mixes (violent, sadistic impulses), sense of emptiness/restlessness/poor sense of self, need to rule-out Alexathemia/Aspergers, seeks recognition/fame, lack of academic, cultural, intellectual interests, narrow world view, self-centered, deep sense of abandonment and alienation, ....
surely there is some sort of profile out there for this sort of ahole. They said the same about the kids that went and shot all those students (columbine) actually I think they have said it about pretty much all of those that have gone on shooting rampages.
I hope he gets what he deserves in jail.
For further info on Jason Downie's incarceration in Yatala Prison see:
www.5aa.com.au/
Correctional services report that he won't be isolated from other prisoners.
I totally agree......he showed threats of violence in his facebook postings as I recall...Knot4u2kno could you repost your thoughts on Jason here....I can't remember them clearly, also now that you know more about the crimes has that changed your thoughts on him. I personally cannot see how this kid could possibly have been as he was described to turn that violent 'just like that' there must have been other instances.
I still hope a top writer decides to investigate this story and writes a proper book on it, I really think this is a story that needs to be told properly with care and research. Lots in it.
Also, he will be eligible for parole in his early 50's. While the so called 'best' years of his life will be spent in jail, being released in his early 50's still gives him the chance to live out his middle-age years (to his elderly years) in the community amongst the rest of us....the thought of someone who conducted such a hideous crime living amongst us in the years to come is difficult to comprehend! makes my skin crawl!:confused
For further info on Jason Downie's incarceration in Yatala Prison see:
www.5aa.com.au/
Correctional services report that he won't be isolated from other prisoners.