Man who bit his four-week-old baby escapes prison ... Part of the reason the offence occurred was St Clair-Newman's history of drugs and alcohol abuse and, from that, a propensity for violence, Judge McGuire said ... he, St Clair-Newman, mopped his tears with a handkerchief as he stood in Rotorua District Court dock today ... The offending was out of character and had had a long lasting affect on St Clair-Newman, who was "deeply remorseful".
Judge McGuire said St Clair-Newman had "particular issues with drugs and alcohol" but had since done a lot to rehabilitate himself ... aha, so he restored himself to good health or useful life, as through therapy or education. One has to wonder, if such restoration is so readily achieved, why the Hamner Springs unit was demised.
Oh yes ... but it's probably OK because There were no lasting scars.
It must be really amazing being able to enter the inner sanctums of the working mind, to be able to deduce intent, at what point there has been sufficient remediation to obviate future violations or trangressions, to be able to differentiate between real and 'crocodile tears' ... gosh, when I went to university I wanted to be a lawyer too .... and a judge.
One presumes there is a good research base to such statements from the 'legal team,' for it is that they are increasingly demanding from their 'experts.'
Sunday, October 28, 2007
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Unfortunately, it sounds like the offending was not out of character.
What assurances could he possibly give that could convince us of genuine remorse?
That, should he end up in court again over any act of violence on a child, that he be castrated? And if he think that that possibility be too likely, he check himself into prison immediately and an anger management course whilst he is in there?
Just sign on the dotted line, and here is a picture of the testicles of the last gent who bluffed his way through a suspended sentence. Keep it in your wallet and reflect upon it daily.
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