By Nathan Baker ( April 29, 2021, 8:45 AM EDT) -- “A wise judge, long since retired, once said to me: ‘Sentencing a fellow human is the hardest part of the job.’ ” So said Justice Shaun Nakatsuru in R. v. R.S. 2021 ONSC 2263. There are certainly cases in which the balancing of factors which a judge must undertake is more difficult than others. The ongoing pandemic has shifted the balance and caused a reconsideration by most jurists of the impact of incarceration. While custody is generally the sentence of last resort, some cases cry out for it. None more so than those involving the victimization or attempted victimization of children. However, the dangers faced during incarceration have increased with the onset of COVID-19....