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Originally Posted by calculoso
I'll agree with you when it comes to crime such as theft, etc. When it comes to Murder or Violent Sexual Assault (etc) for those that are 16, 17, I don't think there should be a separate system.
The funny thing in this case is that the actual sentence handed out by the trial judge was confirmed by ALL Supreme Justices as valid.
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The debate about whether there should be two separate systems is a legitimate one, but that is not what people in this thread have been talking about. Instead it's been about judges subverting the will of parliament. The judges do not have the power to say there should only be one system because that was a policy decision made by politicians many years ago. All I ask is that people direct criticism appropriately. Too many people blame judges for what they do without understanding the constraints they operate within.
(although I will acknowledge that a decision which strikes down something passed by government appears to subvert parliament, in fact the court recognizes parliamentary supremacy but tells legislators when they use an illegal method to enact the will of parliament)