"If I can get over it, why can't she..."

**Crasherfromwayback** · 8th December 2011, 14:34

Originally Posted by Edbear

May be worth a try...

Not worth wrecking your car for!

**SMOKEU** · 8th December 2011, 14:42

Originally Posted by Edbear

car accident

So you made it look like an "accident"?

**Edbear** · 8th December 2011, 14:48

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Not worth wrecking your car for!

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

So you made it look like an "accident"?

I was thinking there's more than one way to give someone a head injury...

Twernt me that caused said accident, I'm so bad at car accidents I would prolly give meself the head injury...

**oneofsix** · 9th December 2011, 06:32

I wonder why she can't get over it, it appears he has either and that he has moved in next door just to terrorise her

Originally Posted by http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/6112403/Rape-victim-harassed-for-years

A rape victim whose attacker moved into a neighbouring property has been subjected to a stream of intimidation and harassment for the past two years, her partner says.

He was writing to her from prison.

And the sicko has sicko friends helping him

About a year ago, two female friends of Crofts had appeared at the couple's front door about 10.30pm, asking for the victim and making derogatory remarks, which included calling her a dog.

This is a case where the victim needs some victim support of the sort discussed above. We don't need this guy or his friends in the gen pool.

**thecharmed01** · 9th December 2011, 07:03

I'm confused, has she not gotten a protection order?
As if she has, she would be able to prevent him being within X distance of her and would force him to move house.

I cannot believe that when they released him there wasn't some kind of permanent order in place. It just blows my mind that a man can put someone through such a prolonged and continued attack on their personal safety and even their ability to be safe in their own home, without something being able to be done to protect the victim.
It's even worse when they point out that the likelihood of recidivism is SO much higher with him living in temptations way, being so close to his victim.
NZ sucks sometimes.

**oneofsix** · 9th December 2011, 07:06

Originally Posted by thecharmed01

I'm confused, has she not gotten a protection order?
As if she has, she would be able to prevent him being within X distance of her and would force him to move house.

I cannot believe that when they released him there wasn't some kind of permanent order in place. It just blows my mind that a man can put someone through such a prolonged and continued attack on their personal safety and even their ability to be safe in their own home, without something being able to be done to protect the victim.
It's even worse when they point out that the likelihood of recidivism is SO much higher with him living in temptations way, being so close to his victim.
NZ sucks sometimes.

The first article said there was some sort of permanent order in place but that only prevent contact or something, hence the use of the friends I guess, and the one that prevented him moving close had lapsed.

Originally Posted by http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/6104955/Rapist-next-door-alarms-victim

The woman has an indefinite protection order in place against Crofts, but the order does not specifically say he could not live beside her.

And he is such a high risk of re-offending that he had to serve his full sentence!

He was denied parole on several occasions and served his full sentence before being released, a parole spokeswoman said. Offenders were usually denied parole if they showed a high risk of reoffending and no remorse for their actions

Yes some of the things that happen here do suck at times.

**thecharmed01** · 9th December 2011, 07:10

Poor woman, I thought they didn't have 'expiry' dates on them. The one's I've helped family/friends get didn't have any end date (they had to go back to court to have them dissolved) and they were only for domestic violence type problems.
They weren't for quite as horrific a crime as rape.

Crappy system when a rapist can 'do the time' and get off scot free

**rachprice** · 9th December 2011, 07:33

I was talking to my flatmate, who is a criminal psychologist, the other day about this sort of stuff and apparently they can only specify certain conditions 6mth Max, after their release

Crazy huh

I guess they are trying for rehabilitation and all that, done their time, but for people who are at high risk of reoffending it seems crazy

**Edbear** · 9th December 2011, 07:36

Watch for a law change. I don't think this will go away.

**caspernz** · 9th December 2011, 12:06

Maybe it's just me, but in some countries this story would have come out in about 2030...and it would go something like: "The body of a convicted rapist was found buried in the backyard of....

**oneofsix** · 9th December 2011, 12:11

Originally Posted by caspernz

Maybe it's just me, but in some countries this story would have come out in about 2030...and it would go something like: "The body of a convicted rapist was found buried in the backyard of....

it may well resurface in 2030

This idiot is going to upset someone that will act first

**rphenix** · 9th December 2011, 12:38

Originally Posted by SS90

I can't help the thought that there may end some "southern vigilante " justice coming his way....some time soon.

One can only hope.

**caspernz** · 9th December 2011, 20:01

Not that I condone violence of course.

In the absence of a degree in human psychology, I have to rely on common sense. And to me it would seem that a convicted rapist who moves in next to his victim is not exactly done.....