[Ruperts Trooper]

Should have done it "one piece at a time"

Which is how they did it in the "old" days - according to my father-in-law, now sadly passed away.

Back in those days, when we wanted good tyres cheap, we'd talk to Goodyear workers in the pub who'd ensure that lettering was moulded upside down which we could then buy as cosmetic rejects!

 

[Ruperts Trooper]

Actually the person found guilty after a not guilty plea is not getting a harsher sentence, they are getting the correct sentence according to the sentencing guidelines.

The person who pleads guilty gets a lesser sentence under the heading of 'contrition' but in fact the lighter sentence is not based on a moral premise but an economic one. The lighter sentence is indeed in exchange for not making the state, victims, police and witnesses suffer the stress, time and the cost of a trial.

It's the oldest quid pro quo going. You make it easier on us, we make it easier on you.

You don't make it easier on us, you get the standard sentence....

It's also a signal that the offender accepts they've done wrong and might have a chance of rehabilitation.