Where offences of violence are committed during the operational period of a suspended sentence, the whole of the unserved portion should ordinarily be activated under s 147(2) unless the court undertakes the s 147(3) analysis and finds it would be unjust. Sentences for new offences committed during the operational period of a suspended sentence should ordinarily be cumulative upon the activated suspended sentence, subject to moderation under the totality principle. Unprovoked violence against taxi drivers performing a valuable community service warrants salutary deterrent penalties.
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