The Hunter region is witnessing a complete collapse of common sense in our justice system. Stephen McGinnis — a convicted killer with a long, violent history — assaults his sister, stabs a police officer, and the judge says: “Stay on your medication and don’t use drugs.” That is the entirety of the so-called justice being served. This man fatally stabbed someone a decade ago, goes out on parole, punches a man on Hunter Street, assaults family members, attacks police officers — and the solution from the bench is essentially a lecture. Meanwhile, ordinary citizens are left to wonder who is protecting...