LEF04 - XM5 - K27 - Note 1 - Einsendeaufgabe ILS/SGD - korrigiert und verbessert

Justice
The symbol of Justice is a goddess blindfolded and holding a balance. It is easy to see why. The scales symbolize the fact that no one can be just in settling a question unless he hears both sides of it and weighs carefully what has been said on each side.
The blindfold is there to ensure complete fairness to both sides in a legal dispute.
Ever since there were people on this earth some have thought that they were treated unfairly by others. Ever since there were laws people have been accused of breaking them. For thousands of years, therefore, ways of meeting out justice have been -needed.

Imagine you were a judge and had the power to punish the following people. What punishments would you give them, and why?
(a) A group of young people, hooligans and skinheads, have broken all the public telephones in a neighbourhood. If there is an emergency (= Notfall), it is now very difficult to phone for help.
(b) An old lady was attacked in the park by a 30-year-old unemployed man. He stole her handbag containing a lot of money she had just collected from the bank. The old lady had to spend three weeks in hospital.
Please talk for 1–2 minutes.