After studying law, I can see that there are huge flaws in both sides of the case
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Craic .. but again, that is our opinion, based on our respective legal systems. Again, we are not privy to the whole factual story either.
when we live in a country where convicted (guilty!!) child molesters can walk away from prison in under a year, and sometimes just get suspended sentences.
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Wheelie, the Magistrate has the advantage of hearing the evidence (alleged facts) then weighing up other information before handing out a sentence.
It may not be right in our subjective eyes, but we are not privy to that combined info that the Magistrate is, so how can we say that the sentence was appropriate or not?
I have had to sit thru' some horrendous stuff being trotted out in court, it is very hard to be objective when the facts are being presented, and that it was makes our judiciary that little bit better at handing out punishments than is more ordinary folk .. it doesn't make it any more palatable or right mind you.