Red Spinifex
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This was from the BBC news article about this incident. Can someone explain to me how can a person that was an accessory to a murder and have 40 sexual assault cases and not be behind bars or a mental health facility?
“Monis was on bail for being an accessory to the murder of his ex-wife. He also faced more than 40 sexual and indecent assault charges”.
Yeah, he certainly wasn't among the best and brightest. Soft sentencing in Australian criminal courts is an absolute joke. You are quite right, he ought to have been imprisoned: magistrates and judges in this country are far too lenient in the sentences they hand out.
Why so much interest in this one man loony situation? Such things happen every week, maybe even more often.
You are right. It is only one of a huge number of murders and other crimes committed every day. The fact that he was a self-proclaimed member of ISIS and a would-be jihadist instead of some lone homicidal maniac is what made the news. Actually, a good case could be made for a media black-out on incidents like this.