CN, but isn't that apocalyptic scenario you lay out perfectly consistent with the traditional role of the judge as sentencer? (sentencing.typepad.com)
He said: «A free press is part of any effective democracy... but there is a responsibility on politicians and sentencers not to overreact in such circumstances.» (politics.co.uk)
Jack Straw said sentencers did not operate in a vacuum and it appeared that calls in the media for tougher sentencing and the return of the death penalty had a «tangible effect» on the prison population. (politics.co.uk)