Posts by Kyle Matthews
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I did think about this prospect, but ultimately decided I wasn't looking at it objectively, but rather giving the rationale of those who felt this way, and figured it was accurate.
Yes.
And to be fair, my 'research' isn't a fair comparison either.
A more valid one would be 'would there be more violence if these group of convicted people were in jail, or out of jail'.
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You have proved that you are incapable of functioning in civil society, so we're going to send you to prison where you can't hurt anyone.
There's a statement calling out for a little research into whether you're more likely to be injured by another person in prison, or out of prison.
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Something like that would need a resource consent.
Ah, National's speeding that up. As long as you can call it vital infrastructure, you could lynch by sundown.
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And they were clearly going by looks.
Maybe they were going to sort them by colour.
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Crotch-placed disco-balls. Bet there's going to be a lot more of them at next years Wellington Sevens.
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This doesn't make sense to me, much like your original comment, which is why I asked you to clarify. To date, it's not much clearer.
I think Keir might have been saying that Adam Smith's 'invisible hand' theory isn't looking to good round about now (and a few other times in history as well).
Unless you like to be rogered by the invisible hand, in which case, you're loving it.
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My experience (which admittedly is down the not 25 years end of the scale) is that people simply don't think they're going to get caught. Therefore the penalty is irrelevant.
Yes exactly. That's the basic fault with penalties as deterrents. People either commit crimes in the heat of the moment/passion etc, or, do it with the assumption they won't be caught and end up in jail.
Particularly with the more serious crimes like rape, murder etc. I can't imagine many people, while committing the act are thinking, "man, I'm going to get XX years for this".
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Which is all very well until they start enforcing the relevant section of the urban livestock law. Unless we can spin the donkeys as a fleet of low-emission hybrid vehicles?
Maybe you could take a leaf out of the owners of the Madison house and skin it and put it on the floor.
I particularly liked the image in the photo tour of the real Zebra skin rug on the floor, next to the fake leopard skin couch. That's deep art man.
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Which isn't to say that I think "it won't happen to reasonable people" is a good argument for that law change. I also - and I acknowledge that I am far, far away - don't recall hearing it.
I think the argument that got used (I certainly used it) for the anti-smacking law was "the police already have laws and procedures which they've used for many years to decide when to prosecute and when not to, the idea that everyone who touches a child is going to be prosecuted is fearmongering."
In the instance of this laws, ISPs don't have those (yet, assuming that the COP covers that well), and even when that arrives, it's a whole new area of work in which they're not experts.
And the code coming in some months after the law. Presumably if there are any complaints to ISPs in the interim, ISPs are just going to look at the law and go "Umm, what do we do now?". They can't do nothing, the law says they have to do something.
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If the offence that would constitute the third strike deserves a four year sentence, then a four-year sentence results.
Note to criminals: When you're on strike 2, you need to think really carefully about your next criminal activity. Minor drug dealing, unarmed robberies, traffic offences - all fine. Stay away from the serious violence, rape, murder. Your 5 year crime is suddenly going to cost you 25.
I don't support this law, but what should be done about recidivist offending given the apparent clamour for tougher sentences and three-strike preventative detention?
A stronger emphasis on Corrections being entirely that - about correcting, as much as possible, the issues that have led to crime occurring. More psychologists, work for prisoners while in prison, education and training in prisons, more funding for parole officers, more parole officers, judges having the flexibility to earn their decent salaries by using their brains when sentencing.