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Oliver is probably compiling a list of puns before going ahead and posting.
You're right - it does highlight inconsistencies in judges' sentencing. It would be interesting to see if the judges would re-evaluate the sentences when they are presented as in this post (comparatively, in one go). My guess is they would (if they weren't too proud to...), as this seems very close to problems of irrationality derived from framing effects in behavioural economics.
Basically, your opinions (or answers, or judgements, etc.) can depend on how problems are presented to you, even to the point of being technically irrational when taken together. Interesting stuff, as it suggests that we can fail quite badly at looking at the bigger picture when dealing with something rather complex at a lower level.