Crime and punishment. He did plea guilty but how much should that mitigate his sentence?
I don't have a lot of sympathy for the PSTD defence. I am biased. I supervised someone, from eastern Europe, who submitted a harassment complaint because I told them what to do (come to work for set hours, don't falsify data). They took stress leave after they got disciplined for insubordination.
I do think actual jail time is important, they need an effective deterrent to repeat behaviour. 3 months is not terribly long but in view of his stress claim one month?
http://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4573115
What he did is inexcusable.
ReplyDeleteI'm offended that they consider that post traumatic stress. What lockup was he in? The Thunderdome? I know there is wide variation in actual PTSD, so my experience is not likely the same as others', but it should be verified by thorough psychological evaluation.
ReplyDeleteHis actions certainly CAUSED someone to get PTSD!
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