AOG - //Are you naive enough to believe that the interpretation of the law is a strict science? //
No I am not.
I am also not naive enough to believe that judges do, or indeed should, allow their interpretation of the law to be coloured by emotion of the sort being posted on here, and in the media.
//Yes there are laws set down, but it is up to the judge who is just a human being to interpret certain matters according to their own agenda, don't you believe that like the rest of us humans, they have their own thoughts on matters? //
Yes they have their own thoughts, but by definition, they have proved themselves capable of leaving their own personal thoughts out of the issue, and making a choice based on the law as it is intended to be implemented.
// How many times have most of us said "what is that stupid judge thinking of letting off that monster, the law is an ass", or words to that effect? //
I tend to view the situation as one where I have far less than the facts, coupled with the expertise, that the judge(s) has/ have, and I trust them to make the right decision.
If judges were swayed by emotion, or indeed public opinion, then the legal system would collapse overnight.