If lawyers and judges had spine and principle rather than a lust for money, this wouldn't be an issue. A return to taking responsibility for one's self should be taught and then later enforced.
I understand that we got into this predicament by piecemeal application of distorted mercy. I'm looking forward to "The Comet". Sometimes a clean slate is the best approach.
I hope you strive for balance and decency in your cases.
Keep one eye on the cat while you sleep. It may take a fancy to conquest.
” If lawyers and judges had spine and principle “
I’d settle for even a rudimentary sense of proportion......
Too late!!! And what's worse, it seems to have staked me, and my den, out as his private territory.