Judge Edward Cashman is undoubtedly right that "anger doesn't solve anything. It just corrodes your soul." But a judge who no longer believes in punishment has no place on the bench.
Judge Edward Cashman is undoubtedly right that "anger doesn't solve anything. It just corrodes your soul." But a judge who no longer believes in punishment has no place on the bench.
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> Judge Edward Cashman ... no longer
> believes that punishment works.
It must be painfully obvious to everybody what is wrong with this guy's thinking, but I'll say it anyway. A stiff sentence is not merely about punishment for the perpetrator. It's also about well-deserved justice for the victims AND deterrence for other potential perpetrators.
What is to prevent any molester from abusing a kid now and again if all it's going to cost him is 60 days?
I'd say this case should be retried, based on sentencing outside of the societal norm and/or legal precedent, and that the judge should be decommissioned asap. A judge that no longer has the stomach to mete out justice has clearly outlived his or her usefulness.