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Message: [QUOTE="lynx000, post: 2912714, member: 2065"] And yet, despite all of that, an apparently experienced prosecutor was prepared to markedly reduce the charge and accept a plea arrangement (apparently despite the opposition of the family and their lawyer) with a non-custodial outcome. From my experience this tells me that (a) that they had concerns about their prospects in pursuing the more serious charge and (b) that the plea arrangement they agreed to constituted appropriate punishment for the criminality involved. Further, either one or two experienced judges with full knowledge of the facts were prepared to sign off on the initial plea agreement and then confirm that 12 months later when Lodge had complied with the terms of the plea agreement. I cannot see how this occurs if the incident was as serious as reported, but I have not bothered to view the CCTV footage either. Perhaps the authorities had some concerns over embellishment of the witness version (which would be one explanation for what followed). [/QUOTE]

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