>>This seems unbelievably harsh to me
That's what trial by media does for you.
Prison was totally inappropriate in this case and was simply driven by the media's need for revenge.
How this will help with rehabilitation, deterrence or anything else is quite beyond me. Dismissal would seem appropriate, ending their career as it would. Some form of unpaid community work or similar or other appropriate work would have served well.
But, who can outbid the media when it's baying for revenge and would like nothing more than to be able to bay about injustice? It's what their readers expect and want.
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