Again - I'm not defending the guy, just trying to understand why the courts found as they did. This guy's life will be dramatically changed by what he did - I understand that you feel that it's not going to be changed enough, but let's not pretend that a conviction for assault doesn't have repercussions for the rest of your lifeHe beat a random woman until she was unconscious, that qualifies as actually dangerous. That’s life changing stuff for a victim, you don’t get the privilege of stopping your own life from being changed because you’re “of good character” or “show promise” in your job. I’m sorry but I’m not going to feel sad about someone losing their job over something like this.
I presume the law approaches it this way thinking "maybe he'll cop himself on after this". Do people cop themselves on after an assault conviction, and not re-offend? I don't know, but I'd say you don't know either, and perhaps the courts do know