Three years for road rage killing.

[White trash]

Doubt it...driving a Beemer means you've got a really big willy. I know this...cause I used to have a long wheelbase 7 series!

The Jag I've got now means I also know how to use it!

As long as you're prepared to "use it" slowly seeing as it wont get out of second gear

[Crasherfromwayback]

As long as you're prepared to "use it" slowly seeing as it wont get out of second gear

$4500.00 later and I've got lots of cool gears now thanks mate!

[Patrick]

Some old dude scratches up your car (or bike) so you beat him to death.

It's now very doable. Three years, out in two or less. Then you can get on with your life.

http://msn.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...600302&ref=rss

"Justice Potter said she did not take into account O'Brien's prior convictions for male assaults female and threatening to kill in 2001".



Just what the hell is going on?

Another example of how the system fails.... again.....

A sad story for everyone involved.

What kind of gutless wonder would beat a 78 year old man?

And a woman in 2001....?

Deport the bastard.I don't care if he's a friggin kiwi citizen we don't need these thugs,heard he was nuiean or tokalaun,deport the ......t

+1. All rights as a NZ citizen removed. He can piss off now....

Oh man. Who is the victim in a court case?

Unsure if this is a P/T or not....

The victim is the 78 year olds family.... but I think you knew that...?

[Beemer]

28 year old beats up 78 year old.

Cannot comprehend the lack of respect.

Parents may have done everyting right however this boy failed in the basics of life.

That's it in a nutshell - no respect for anyone they perceive to be older or weaker than they are. Can you imagine him trying this if a huge Islander had clipped his car? Or a cop?

Total over-reaction in my opinion. Sure, get out and yell at them if they have hit your precious car, but to physically attack them is beyond belief. He would have posed very little threat to the guy and it sounds like he was trying to apologise anyway.

He would have got more time if he'd been done for burglary most likely.

[oldrider]

28 year old beats up 78 year old.

Cannot comprehend the lack of respect.

Parents may have done everyting right however this boy failed in the basics of life.

Being old does not command respect, being respectable commands respect!

Being old commands consideration similarly to that extended to little children!

Some old bastards are bloody "disrespectful" but hey, they are not really much of a threat to anyone any more, are they?

Please be gentle with me! .........

[Patrick]

Some old bastards are bloody "disrespectful" but hey, they are not really much of a threat to anyone any more, are they?

Please be gentle with me! .........

He was trying to apologise...

I think you quoted the poor old fella at the end there....

[howdamnhard]

Yep .... pretty sad aye!

This just reinforces my theory that if you want to kill someone in NZ dont Murder them.

Either get drunk and run them down with your car in a carpark/party etc or enter into a road rage incident with them and bash their head in.

Either way your gonna get 3-4 yrs of luxury living, but if you behave yourself you'll only serve 2/3rds of that at the most.

And we call this Justice........... Yeah Right!

And then they still have the cheek to say a strong message has been sent regarding road rage ...... Yeah right! Makes me livid just thinking , the whole law system is Fucked up in this country.

[Genestho]

Unsure if this is a P/T or not....

The victim is the 78 year olds family.... but I think you knew that...?

Oh come on.

The CROWN ie "society" is who the offender becomes indebted to in court. Not the victims family. Thus the victim has little to no impact on sentences.

At a time when they need it the most, usually waiting from 6-18 months for the case to begin - victims Impact statements are often censored - you must know that?

One chap after asking what would happen if he read the original, was told he'd get two warnings, so pushed his original statement until threatened with contempt of court!!!!

Another - and you may remember this, had to publish through media his original after the sentencing.


They rarely get a say till it's all over, and the media are waiting for comments.

And don't start me on the pre sentencing Restorative Justice regime another wee discount gem.