Sick of judges noting that a defendant has ‘a respectable background’. It’s like noting they have ‘cool shoes’. So fucking what?
@OwensDamien @agtgibson is it crazy for a judge to refer to these aspects of a person's life (minus sensationalised headlines)?
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@OwensDamien@agtgibson strikes me as a way of connecting/communicating with the defendant - trying to find a way to hold them responsible -
@increpare Disregarding complexity for a twitter reply: who cares. Would they be more culpable if from a bad background? If not, then it's>
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