Simply put, Israel cannot – as its current Government seems to believe – solve every problem with force.
“Where the offence is at the lower level of seriousness, there is no suggestion of sharing or distributing images, the accused is co-operative and it is a first offence, the option of a suspended sentence should at least be considered”.
If the courts start making decisions – as they were urged to do in this instance – based on how the climate in the country might be affected by those decisions, then they are no longer impartial judicial actors, but political actors.
Remanded in custody
On the one hand, I’ll miss the Olympics – sports like wall climbing are great, for a few days. On the other hand, you’d probably get sick of them if they went on any longer.
Rapist told victim “You are screaming for no reason”
Attacker took selfie before vicious assault
This week before the criminal courts
Rapist “couldn’t care less”
“I know exactly where you are going.”
This week in crime
John Waters is facing an eye-watering legal bill after his case with Kitty Holland