Jason Owen was serving a six-year sentence for causing or allowing the death of 17-month-old Peter Connelly in 2007. He was released under licence from Wandsworth Prison in south London, two days after the fourth anniversary of Baby Peter's death.

Two men who attempted to use Facebook to incite riots during last week's disorder in Britain have been jailed for four years today.

I am certainly not condoning inciting a riot, but when the life of a child appears to mean less than stirring things up on a social network, is it any wonder that our legal system has become a laughing stock?
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