Ray Burke is still being rewarded for his betrayal of public trust

RAY BURKE is primarily a victim of his own arrogance. If there were real justice, however, he would have plenty of political company.

In a sense, Judge Desmond Hogan made it clear that Burke was really being jailed for betrayal of trust. He was already fully tax compliant, and the judge concluded in the circumstances “the sentence should not be a long one.”

In effect, it was little more than a token sentence. Many people undoubtedly feel that his betrayal of the public trust warranted a much stiffer jail term. But Burke was not charged with this. Indeed, have the politicians even bothered to make it a crime? Even though he did undoubtedly betray that trust, he will still be drawing his huge pension while he is in jail. That is his reward for serving the people.