I agree Dave. From day one I posed this question.
Then again, as you know Dave, criminals all to often don't give a f**k about their actions.
Cheers Gunna.
I agree that victims compensation and well-being are more important that those of the offender (once the offence has been established).
In this case, the alleged victim doest seem to fit that stereotype of an assault victim, for her own reasons.
However, if we dont address the offender side of the equation, the offender may well become very ill and/or re-offend. That often effects their family and loved ones and other innocents.
As you know Gunna I know some prison officers. They know all about the impediments to rehabilitation.
Id say Bird is experiencing significant anxiety and trauma at the moment.
Guilty or innocent, he really doesnt have much to look forward to.
It cant be undone, so we really need to embrace effective strategies that prevent or minimise these terrible situations. We need strategies that let us and Bird cope with the Birds of the world (guilty or innocent).
We ignore the alleged offender's mind-set at our peril.
Hows the restaurant going?
