Five years observing the courts in Australia - I'm going to contest this one.
Young, white, AOBH? Slap on the wrist.
Young, black, petty theft or disturbing the peace? Throw away the key.
(I mean that's a crude simplification. It's also a bad idea to be homeless, mentally ill, from a Middle Eastern country, or conspicuously better educated than the presiding officer.)
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Five years observing the courts in Australia - I'm going to contest this one.
Young, white, AOBH? Slap on the wrist.
Young, black, petty theft or disturbing the peace? Throw away the key.
(I mean that's a crude simplification. It's also a bad idea to be homeless, mentally ill, from a Middle Eastern country, or conspicuously better educated than the presiding officer.)