The principle of totality requires a sentencing judge to take a 'last look' at the cumulative effect of multiple sentences to ensure proportionality, but 'crushing' is not a term of art — it is merely an application of proportionality. A sentence that could be considered crushing may be required for serious offending. An offender's serious health condition and desire to provide for family do not significantly mitigate the seriousness of large-scale drug importation offences where general deterrence is the paramount consideration.
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