Northwich residents on riot sentencing

Prime Minister David Cameron has defended courts for handing out tough sentences for those involved in the riots across England.

MPs and justice campaigners say some sentences dealt to the 1,277 people who have appeared in court are too harsh.

On Tuesday, two men were jailed for four years for using Facebook to incite riots in Northwich, Cheshire.

However, neither of the riots that they attempted to organise, actually happened.

Residents in the town had mixed views about whether the sentences were too harsh.