Comments on: Video: Attorney-General On Sentencing Laws

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[...] noticed, amid the clamour of the Budget Debate, that an Amendment to the Criminal Code was also passed to deal with a legal loophole pointed out by the Privy Council in London when they heard appeals against the sentencing of two [...]

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By: ABM

ABM — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:32:56 +0000

So in other words, the decision still resides with the judges. Still haven’t gotten this one right yet!

By: nuffin but the truth

nuffin but the truth — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:55:12 +0000

should have brought back HANGING!

By: enough

enough — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:15:40 +0000

Leaving it in the hands of these Judges is a recipe for disaster. Mandatory 3 year sentence for a pointed/bladed article? Great idea the public thought at the time. These lot go and suspend it because the law didn’t say they couldn’t.

Convicted of driving under the influence? Don’t worry, these Judges saw that the law doesn’t specifically say they HAVE to ban you from the road so they don’t.

Convicted of murder? Stress ye not. This new law says the Judge can pass whatever sentence he or she likes, so have 6 months suspended for 2 years. In a gang? No worries young scamp, I do have to give you an additional punishment so have another 6 months suspended and that can run concurrently so we don’t inconvenience you further. Now be off with you and don’t come before the courts again or it’ll be 12 solid months of mildly restricted freedom i’ll sentence you to!!

Go to jail for a crime and commit a totally unrelated one inside? Turn that frown upside down!! I can make this sentence run concurrent to that pesky one before. Problem solved.

Yup, these Judges need more discretionary sentencing powers for sure.