A justice system lives or dies on the principle of proportionality.
When people compare Lucy Connolly getting 31 months for stirring up racial hatred online with Huw Edwards receiving a suspended sentence for child abuse image offences, they are not just arguing about politics. They are asking whether sentencing in England and Wales still reflects the gravity of harm.
Once that sense of moral proportion goes, trust in the rule of law starts to crack.
Does justice still feel proportionate to you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEcflX8bc9Q
#Justice #Sentencing #RuleOfLaw #EnglandAndWales #ChildProtection #PublicTrust
beitmenotyou1 / Michael J Burgess
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