Exactly. Do you not think that this assessment can vary a great deal depending on many factors, including the offender's involvement, for example, in a crime where he or she is not the instigator, but only an accomplice? There are all kinds of other factors. Do you not think it is better to do case-by-case assessments and thus leave it to judges, who are becoming experts in this area, to determine whether the case is serious enough to warrant prison?
On December 2nd, 2009. See this statement in context.