Write me an essay

judge tells wife-beater
one of Reid's three children ... telephoned police when violence erupted ...
Reid's wife did not want him convicted.
Judge Davidson said it would be "ground-breaking" for Reid to receive a fourth discharge without conviction for domestic violence, but agreed to delay sentencing for nine months ... and 'write me an essay.'

Now where does this sit with Sue Bradford's 'anti-slapping' beliefs ... perhaps, just perhaps, she will make a statement concerning the absolute unacceptability of both the repeated behaviour and the sanctions?

And mitigation due to the negative effect on the family ... it was a child that reported the incident, otherwise one would have to imagine that there would have been no consequences, a completely private event.

So we have: name suppression and a non custodial sentence due to the potential impact on the family, there have been many incidences of this; similar outcomes have occurred due to the potential impact on schools and businesses ... it really is at a point where logically the next progression will be name suppression and orders to suppress identification of institutions that have prisoners escape and commit heinous crimes lest it possibly reflect or impact on the institution and other inmates in a manner greater than what is 'considered proper under the circumstances.'

There was a time when there existed an attempt to ensure that 'justice was not only done, but it was seen to be done.'
There is something just not quite right about a private court (justice) system.