Garlic man wheeled out as righteous outrage sweeps the land

THE garlic man has resurfaced. So has our old pal — mandatory minimum sentences. All in the name of anger looking for a home.

Garlic man wheeled out as righteous outrage sweeps the land

The decision of Judge Martin Nolan not to jail the criminal Anglo Irish bankers has seen matters of natural justice and public interest smothered by a wave of righteous indignation.

Typical of the waffle was a media release from Senator Lorraine Higgins, a candidate in the forthcoming European Elections. Ms Higgins was quick out of the block, getting the anger off her chest within two hours of the non-custodial sentence being handed down in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

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