Court case- CPS v a driver that assaulted me last June

I hear what you say about doing some community work, but believe me those schemes are a farce. They are certainly no deterrent to violent and intimidating behaviour.

Why's that? Just wondering, not being accusative.

Sounds like a fair result to me. For road traffic offences (like careless/negligent driving), I would be all for education rather than a simple punishment, but this was assault. It sets a good precedent for similar incidents in the future; hopefully it'll make our shared streets a little bit safer.