"The maximum jail sentence for the owners of dogs that attack and kill someone could be raised to life, under proposals for England and Wales."
On a first look, my attention was arrested. I do understand what it means, but I had to read it through 2 or 3 times to be absolutely sure the writer wasn't trying to say something else, rather extraordinary.
Photo courtesy of the BBC news website, and apologies to my brother for putting up a picture of a staffie in this context. I'm only copying the BBC...
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Are you talking Lazarus or something?
ReplyDeleteHusband didn't get it... Maybe it's less obvious than I thought. Yes, it's the "someone could be raised to life" phrase that got me.
ReplyDeleteYes I see what you mean, how could it be raised as there is no current jail sentence. Well spotted!
ReplyDeleteI didn't spot it on first reading, but I did on the second! People rising from the dead - definitely a miracle. :)
ReplyDeleteOr perhaps it's the dogs who are being raised to life? All depends on where you put the commas, as Lynn Truss might say.
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