“shouting mad stuff”
“Reprehensible behaviour”
The legal precedent of DPP vs Loving
“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”.
The justice system exists, ultimately, for the purpose of keeping the rest of us safe. And it is failing.
We live in a country now where you can sexually assault an eleven year old girl and get a suspended sentence.
“Something playful”
In any private sector job, he’d have been fired years ago.
Martin the Merciful
He would have had sight of this case, and access to the court documents, long before he heard it.
And yes, by the way, it’s still time to impeach Martin Nolan, and remove him from the bench.
Readers can draw their own conclusions about how well the Justice System is working.