Mona Morriss... justice is served?

[sunhuntin]

The woman who murdered Marton pensioner Mona Morriss in 2005 will spend at least 19 years in jail.

Tracey Jean Goodman was sentenced in the High Court at Wanganui today, after being found guilty in September of murdering 83-year-old Mrs Morriss on January 3, 2005, and burgling her flat.

A major police inquiry into the murder took 18 months and at one point involved 160 suspects. The Crown called 110 witnesses during the four-week trial.

Goodman confessed to multiple burglaries during the course of the investigation but always maintained she had never been inside Mrs Morriss' flat.

Detective Sergeant Tim Smith said Goodman had "burgled, then bashed and clinically executed Mrs Morriss".

After the guilty verdict Mrs Morriss' family said the four-week trial and lengthy police investigation had been "long and arduous".

They said the verdict went some way towards giving closure to an "emotional and torturous" part of the family's lives.

Mrs Morriss' eldest son Kevin Morriss said he could never forgive Goodman for what she had done.

Mrs Morriss had nine children, 28 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren.

- NZPA


and the worst part? her children, and following generations once they start work, will all be chipping in to keep this bitch alive.

[98tls]

Why not just end the misery for all concerned and cut her head off.

[Hitcher]

and the worst part? her children, and following generations once they start work, will all be chipping in to keep this bitch alive.

That is the price we all pay for living in a society that aspires to being civilised.

[sunhuntin]

civilised? if civilised means we keep people who attack and murder defenseless 80 year olds alive for no reason, then id much rather not live here.
what possible reason do we have for keeping murderers alive? not like they will ever contribute to society in a positive way, so whats the point?

[Hitcher]

We've played this game before. If you want to change New Zealand's system of justice and revoke our obligations to international human rights treaties and agreements, start your own political party and see who will vote for you. Failing that, if you want to live somewhere where the government kills people whose actions offend, move to a banana republic of your choice.

[sunhuntin]

it just annoys the hell out me. many workers struggle to earn and pay the taxes, part of which goes towards keeping criminals alive and healthy. i dont see the point... its like fireworks. burning money on nothing.

[Sully60]

That is the price we all pay for living in a society that aspires to being civilised.

Maybe when a certain level of crime has been committed and the perpetrator proven guilty and convicted their civil rights should be forfeited?
The convicted criminal’s last choice made of free will is to decide which third world country to serve their sentence.

Tracey Jean Goodman obviously made a desision to put aside any civilty she may have had for Mona so what right does she have to be treated civilly.

As you may have guessed this sort of thing makes me mad.
Must go know blood pressure is increasing to dangerous levels!

[RantyDave]

Failing that, if you want to live somewhere where the government kills people whose actions offend, move to a banana republic of your choice.

The United States, for instance.

Dave

[98tls]

A dog attacks someone and theres hell to pay,its found and destroyed no questions asked and so it should be but yet when a human being commits a far worse act theres a whole army of people employed to protect there rights,go figure.

[mstriumph]

That is the price we all pay for living in a society that aspires to being civilised.

yes
apparantly most governments, like the recent howard aus. government, only considers it 'civilized' to kill people when it decides it needs a small war to boost the economy [or watever]

only then they call it 'patriotism'
[and i've avoided making the obvious quote ]

[Hitcher]

The United States, for instance.

Indeed. A country where water-boarding and other forms of state-sanctioned torture are legal, and where human rights enjoyed in many other countries have been progressively eroded since 9/11.

People need to be clear about the difference between "justice" and "revenge".

[mstriumph]

...................... if you want to live somewhere where the government kills people whose actions offend, move to a banana republic of your choice.

are we back to the police shooting unarmed people in aus. again ..........

[Hitcher]

A dog attacks someone and theres hell to pay,its found and destroyed no questions asked and so it should be but yet when a human being commits a far worse act theres a whole army of people employed to protect there rights,go figure.

I don't see your point. The death penalty isn't the only time that different laws are applied to dogs rather than to people. Would you like to have to wear a collar with a registration tag attached to it?

[mstriumph]

....................
People need to be clear about the difference between "justice" and "revenge".

both are a form of consequence

it is the apparant LACK of justice that makes quite reasonable people think of revenge...

[mstriumph]

I don't see your point. The death penalty isn't the only time that different laws are applied to dogs rather than to people. Would you like to have to wear a collar with a registration tag attached to it?

that's thin
as anyone knows who has to carry a driver's licence or gun permit ............