The sentences being given to those who have looted are offensive. I'm delighted so many are saying so.<\/p>\n
I do, of course, agree that crime must be punished, but what we're seeing is a rash of sentencing that\u00a0reflects\u00a0what might be called 'moral outrage' - and very candidly, politically directed moral outrage at that.<\/p>\n
But it's curious -\u00a0because\u00a0it least it shows that judges (for many of the\u00a0magistrates\u00a0courts\u00a0handing out these sentences are in fact being staffed by judges at present) can and do use moral judgment.<\/p>\n
There is however complete\u00a0reticence\u00a0to do so in the\u00a0case\u00a0of tax avoidance. Then it is argued that such moral judgement would be wrong.<\/p>\n
Why the dual standard?<\/p>\n
I think you know the answer to that. After all, we all know that only 'nice' people avoid tax, just as only 'little' people pay tax, and loot.<\/p>\n
And yes, I do find that duality sickening. So should anyone with a sense of justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"