Man gets 18 months imprisonment for stealing 3 bottles of rum
A St Catherine man who stole three bottles of White Overproof rum from a supermarket has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.
The man was sentenced when he appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday.
The court was told that the man has 41 prior larceny convictions.
In handing down her sentence, Parish Judge Tara Reid-Carr told the man that despite his first conviction in 1992, he appeared not to have learnt a lesson.
Reid-Carr told him that she would have given him three years behind bars.
However, she decided to give him a lighter sentence because he plead guilty and has spent nearly two months in custody after he was arrested.
The court was told that on June 6, 2016, the man stole three bottles of White Overproof rum from a supermarket in Spanish Town.
He was held and subsequently charged with simple larceny by the police.
Given the deteriorating economy and di magnitude ah pressure weh poor people unda, dem shoulda leggo di yute and jus mek him gwaan feel nice unda him liquor :travel
I know you’re being sarcastic (at least i hope so) but if people knew that these harsh sentences were in place it might deter them from committing these crimes. And he’s done this way too many times. My only problem with the system is punishment disparities. Uptown people lie, cheat, and steal all the time(just not as overtly as stealing a bottle of rum) and nothing ever happens to them
You’re correct in every sense…sarcasm and unjustified punishment included!
He was given that time clearly because he’s a reoffender.