I am always accused of being politically unwise in challenging anything the media does, but sometimes there is an over concentration on the victim's reaction to every offence and the way it is dealt with by the courts. We must also consider the family members of the accused. There are those who are dependent on and who love the accused. Their views are valid, not irrelevant. We must sometimes rise above the tendency of being able to report that the victim in a particular crime is outraged by the leniency of a sentence. If they are outraged and that is justified, it should be reported and commented on. However, it should not be commented on on the basis that the victim has an implicit right to be the arbiter of what is just or fair in relation to him or her.