Where co-offenders participate in a joint enterprise of violence and one is an enthusiastic participant throughout — including gratuitously attacking a defenceless victim after the main affray subsided — the parity principle does not require differentiation in sentence merely because the co-offender played a 'more active' role in other aspects of the incident. General and specific deterrence are paramount sentencing considerations for alcohol-fuelled violence at public sporting events.
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