I was at Wood Green Crown Court today with a mate,just went to give him moral support,couple of guys were being sentenced for their parts in the riots,one 20+ year old kid got 14 months for taking a couple of items from a shop,I was chatting with a solicitor,he said the sentencing guidelines are far stricter for rioters,chatted to a couple who's 26 year old son was being sentenced,he had been on remand since the disturbances,he had burgled a shop and thrown bricks at a cop-car according to his mum,it hasnt just affected the lives of those active participants,his mum was a bag of nerves,and of