Thread: Discharge Without Conviction

Interesting thread

So many people wanting to be judge, jury and executioner it seems...

And yet so little understanding of how the justice system actually works... I wonder how many of you guys have been inside a court during a criminal trial - as a spectator, or even as a defendant ? Would you have the same hard-line views if it was your son or brother who acted in a rash way and made some stupid mistakes ?

Sentencing guidelines reflect a county's societal values. What this thread very clearly demonstrates is that the forum contains a lot of people who are pretty far out of step with current-day NZ. That's not a bad thing... it is just an observation.