If you think the UK is soft on crime it has nothing on Tasmania.
http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/11/29/280691_scalesofjustice.html
Ex mayor and ex state politician Terry Martin walked free from court after being found guilty of have sex with a 12 year old girl and having thousands of pornagraphic photos of girls as young as 8 on his computer, he even made slideshows to music of them the sick fuck. There is no justice in this world is there. I actually know Terry Martin and worked with him at the local council many years ago, he should be strung up by his bollocks, but so should the fucking judge that let him off.
Of course being a public figure he played the sicki card (standard procedure these days) and blamed drugs he was taking for Parkinsons disease that made his labdo go through the roof (fuck Viagra then give me some of that stuff). Something is terribly amiss in this world.
On another issue there are people in Tasmania (I know a few) that have had as many as 20, yes fucking 20 convictions for drink driving and still get a licence and insurance and are driving about as we speak.