Hoons whose cars have been impounded are getting them back just by spouting a sob story . It seems that magistrates are readily giving the car keys back to those who have been involved in high speed police pursuits, doing burnouts, fishtails and wheelies in suburban streets and those charged with careless driving. It is reported that repeat offenders are the most successful in getting back their cars.
My view is that if the offender truly suffers hardship as a result of not having a car then perhaps they would have thought of that before committing the offence. Hoons place themselves and the rest of us at risk of injury or death. Ttheir cars should be confiscated and sold to pay for the cost of the policing required to get them off the road.
Magistrates and judges are supposed to be protecting the rest of society by sentencing offenders to appropriate punishment. However, all too often they don’t impose sufficient punishment, at least not that expected by society. This will be the subject of more detailed analysis in a future post but I do agree with Pauline Hanson who, on the Sunrise program, suggested a tribunal to review decisions of judges and magistrates. This tribunal should have the power to sack those who are not respecting the wishes and expectations of our society.