LIMITS OF LENIENCY.

NZ Truth, 7 June 1924, Page 5

LIMITS OF LENIENCY.

Some pertinent remarks were mad* m the Christen urch Magistrate** Court hurt weok by Mr.'4Q^:D,*Moalty, S.M., m answer to a:Bollcitar'B:applica-. tion for the suppression or an accused person's namo m the newspapers. "H la my practice," said the Magtstrate, "not to suppress iho h*me-unl**s the accused is a yoahrftfpel^n.VjOifll, even thpn, only undqr certain Wrqum^j. stances. It bo^i«ai*>;thAt'lii-tfi^ case the accuabd ia In a gbofl .potfiioiv which ho will probably loboV hit i ' ploycrs como to know of his lapse. In my opinion, it's, only. right that ©taj, ployers should know th^ character of ' porsons whom they employ. Why should tho Court do anything to safeguard, at tho expense of empkryorpr men of this* sort? It is tho publft lh*t the Courts are supposed to protect, atffl, if a man's wrong-doing comes back on him. it's no doubt unfortunate, but at tho same Umo It la something of which tho nccußctl should think before coramltUnj? an offoneo. and both the publlo and Uio employers are entitled to the kiiowlodtra of Uio matter." Rejpinun* probation, tho B.M. »ald that m the course of bin experience be had found It undesirable m <u>me cases to allow probation, oxceptintr m extraordinary clreum«t.ancefl. when the offender wa* over thirty, his opinion being that pro* button was intended (or you»f«r ' < oflcndcrn.