This describes an all-too-familiar denial of justice which more or less ignores the suffering of the victim but takes careful note of the impact of potential pu

This describes an all-too-familiar denial of justice which more or less ignores the suffering of the victim but takes careful note of the impact of potential punishment on the attacker. We can forget the concept of balance. One almost wonders why the judge didn't just tell him to go away, say "sorry" and not do it again. One can almost hear someone saying "Putting the guy in prison isn't going to reverse the effects of the rape". 'Punishment' now a banned word these days.