No matter how the spin gets spun on this case (and I have no doubt some virtue signalers will defend the u-turn), the simple fact of the matter is the crime was considered serious enough to warrant a custodial, but because 'A Card' was played, the custodial was turned into a suspended. This is an absurd decision.
Sad that saying men are men and women are women, but in colourful terms should be considered dangerous to the presumed sensitivities to those with diaphanous thin skins.