Barry Cohen AMis a former Australian Labor politician. He was a minister in the government of Bob Hawke... (wikipedia)
He's a compassionate guy; he's a person of substance; he's passionate about what he wants for this state. Jim Davis is a nice guy. From my perspective, it takes more than a nice guy to get elected.
Jennifer is throwing herself on the mercy of this court and the community, and we hope the court, after hearing all the facts, will do what we ask, and that is not to put Jennifer in jail.
We have to sit down with the city and maybe the state. There are heating and air conditioning components, that (for removal), you have to comply with codes.
To take away that discretion from our courts would ... result in miscarriages of justice in the future which are not anticipated at this point. If they pass this, you'll see what I mean. It's a reaction without meaningful analysis or thought.