Man, I do not like in any way the idea that “we’ll mitigate because the effect of the attack was not life threatening.” Fuck that, you stab a guy, you don’t really have much control over those margins if “half an inch this way, dead; half an inch that way, survives.” Intent to kill or cause grievous bodily harm, bam, give him a sentence commensurate with attempted murder. Knock a year off the 20 for the luck of not actually killing the dude
Man, I do not like in any way the idea that “we’ll mitigate because the effect of the attack was not life threatening.” Fuck that, you stab a guy, you don’t really have much control over those margins if “half an inch this way, dead; half an inch that way, survives.” Intent to kill or cause grievous bodily harm, bam, give him a sentence commensurate with attempted murder. Knock a year off the 20 for the luck of not actually killing the dude