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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: Who cares about a criminal's "good character"?
Description: I am liking the sound of a law change being introduced in New South Wales, where they are no longer going to allow good character references to be factored into court sentences. You know the drill. Someone is found guilty of a crime, they get their mates to write to the judge saying what a great person they are and how they’ve done all these good things. The judge reads all these glowing references and, when it comes to handing down a sentence, gives them some sort of discount because of their “good character”. ...