So they found the cunt, and he's sixteen years old

[jrandom]

Might wander down the courthouse in the morning, I think. Just for a look-see.

"Responding tonight, the family said: "We know what happened was a random act of evil and will never hold Turangi responsible for it. We feel their love and support tonight."

Well, yes, that's all lovely and stuff, but it was Turangi that bred the halfwit psychopath in question, wasn't it? And is it a surprise that a town which basically exists to house prison workers, the families of prisoners, and people on the dole bred such a thing?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crim...tourist-attack

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How much does a bullet cost?

[davebullet]

It seems every 5 years one of these finally snaps after a childhood of abuse and unleahes all that poison on a poor unsuspecting innocent.

I have yet to see one of the above ever be "cured / healed" to the point of safe release back into society.

Do we have any inmates who are truly incarcerated for their life term? I mean preventative detention is there, but is it really used?

[FJRider]

So ... it wasn't HIS fault ... it was Turangi's ... ???

[Hitcher]

Words fail me.

The fact that somebody had planned and executed this crime troubles me. That in itself begs many questions. When this case was first reported I wondered as to whether the offender was a first timer. Given the level of risk involved, I presumed that they may have had some experience in these matters and that perhaps it may be the risk that added to this crime's appeal. It will be interesting to see what emerges in Court. No doubt teary eyed family members will be publicly espousing the virtues of this young chap, and probably wanting to level blame at the Prime Minister and the Minister of Sexual Warfare(TM). Said teary eyed family members probably believe that the 16-year-old alleged perpetrator is the victim of this crime. Dickheads often struggle with reality and responsibility.

[Pussy]

Make him eat his own bollocks. That is all.

[Zamiam]

How much does a bullet cost?

Too painless. Turn the sick little prick into a mute tetraplegic and make him suffer for as long as he can be kept alive.

[FJRider]

I have the thought ..... in the many years in jail he'll spend during his coming life ... he gets all the sex he deserves ... OFTEN ...

[Scuba_Steve]

now watch as our legal system gives him 200hrs community service & lets him walk

(tho this guy might (I do say might) actually get handed a sentence given that this case is on the "international" scene)

[jrandom]

So ... it wasn't HIS fault ... it was Turangi's ... ???

Well, 16-year-olds can't vote, buy alcohol or tobacco, or get married (without their parents' permission).

If we are to subscribe to the view that minors aren't as capable of moral responsibility as adults, then the conclusion is foregone.

[FJRider]

Well, 16-year-olds can't vote, buy alcohol or tobacco, or get married (without their parents' permission).

If we are to subscribe to the view that minors aren't as capable of moral responsibility as adults, then the conclusion is foregone.

But they can hold a drivers licence ... Does THAT not require some ... "moral responsibility" ... ???

[flyingcrocodile46]

16 is too young to write off his life. But the damage to his victim is extreme and tax payers shouldn't be burdened with these pricks.

Cut off his nuts and cock then send him to Afghanistan as a refugee to fend for himself. Or give his parents the option to pay to keep him in jail (about $70k pa) for the next 15 years.

[tigertim20]

I have read a number of studies, written by experts working in rehabilitation of sex offenders, and the scary conclusion was that a very, very small percentage of those who were caught for their first offence, were actually first time offenders, the vast majority had committed many sexual crimes before getting pinged for one.
given the attack's seemingly planned nature, I doubt this little cunt was having his first go.

Well done to the Police involved for putting in the hours and catching the little cunt.
I hope that given the seriousness and high profile nature of the case, the Police press to have him tried as an adult, and that the judge on the day doesnt waste all the effort and great work of the cops by bitching out on sentencing.

as for the question of whether we have anyone in prison for actual life, yes, we have one or two who were given so many years for a number of crimes, that they will not be alive when a parole option comes around, but they are very few. way to fucking few in my opinion.

I hope the family and the little girl are doing as well as could be expected.

[jrandom]

But they can hold a drivers licence ... Does THAT not require some ... "moral responsibility" ... ???

Nobody's saying the moral responsibility is zero.

But I'll give you fat odds this kid's grown up watching his uncle rape his sister every second Tuesday and getting the shit kicked out of him every time someone bigger than him was on the piss.

Euthanasia would be appropriate, yes. But the responsibility for that is not his alone.

[Hitcher]

Too painless. Turn the sick little prick into a mute tetraplegic and make him suffer for as long as he can be kept alive.

Fortunately New Zealand has a justice system, not a revenge system. Remember that the offender in this case is just the tip of a very large iceberg of domestic violence. This iceberg won't thaw as long as there are people in our community who turn a blind eye to abuse, and there are many more of these folks then there are criminal offenders.

It's also highly likely that this 16-year-old has learned his craft through observation. On that basis having one person forced to devour their own genitalia is unlikely to make a shred of difference to the societal factors that led to this crime. Lock him up by all means. However the law doesn't have many more constructive remedies to offer.