If ever proof was needed that the NSW Bar Association is out of touch, calling for the abolition of Truth in Sentencing by our judges and rejecting mandatory life terms for killing policemen on duty at the onset of a pandemic is a good example. (Threat to meaning of life in prison 31/3). Perhaps, constant exposure to these criminals has triggered sentimentality in these lawyers, eroding their quest for moral justice. We should not even be having this discussion. Alan Sexton, North Parramatta. 1Apr2020.