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Thread ID: 112354	2010-09-02 06:52:00	Sometimes this country sickens me...	Metla (12)	PC World Chat

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1133895	2010-09-02 06:52:00	A drunk-driver with 17 previous convictions for disqualified driving has been jailed for four years after he killed a Northland mother-of-one on his 18th offense. Chronic alcoholic Warren John Jenkins, 49, fought his partner for his car keys before the crash that killed Katherine Kennedy, 46, on State Highway 2 outside Kerikeri in March. He had only been out of jail for 10 days - where he had served a three month sentence for his 16th drink driving conviction Kennedy was survived by a five-year-old son, Matthew, who is being brought up by his uncle, Matthew Kennedy.	Metla (12)
1133896	2010-09-02 06:58:00	It sure makes me spew. He should have been in preventative detention since the fourth offence. Sure as **** he was going to kill someone it was going to happen like night following day.	prefect (6291)
1133897	2010-09-02 09:37:00	Should have got a LOT more than four years too. What were they thinking?	ryanjames.powell (13554)
1133898	2010-09-02 09:51:00	Gouge eyes out. End of problem and a sentence that lasts.	rob_on_guitar (4196)
1133899	2010-09-02 10:17:00	Sickening yes. :annoyed: The judge who gave him 4 years should be thrown out. Same sort of s**t is happening over in Oz. (www.perthnow.com.au) Meanwhile a twisted guy somewhere in the Middle East rapes a young woman and she gets death by stoning. Its a crazy world. :waughh:	Strommer (42)
1133900	2010-09-02 20:23:00	Death sentence please. This guy is clearly not going to reform - so we either lock him up forever, or be rid of the swine. :groan: There should also perhaps be laws allowing us to permanently brand this type of character a hazard, and that any supply of alcohol, or use of a vehicle be illegal. Tattoo it across his face. "Repeat offender and killer. Not to have a vehicle or alcohol"	Paul.Cov (425)
1133901	2010-09-02 20:38:00	Sickening yes . :annoyed: The judge who gave him 4 years should be thrown out . Same sort of s**t is happening over in Oz . ( . perthnow . com . au/news/western-australia/judge-says-killing-of-buddhist-monk-buu-lieu-unprovoked-and-merciless/story-e6frg13u-1225912859041" target="_blank">www . perthnow . com . au) Meanwhile a twisted guy somewhere in the Middle East rapes a young woman and she gets death by stoning . Its a crazy world . :waughh: Too true the judge needs to go . Cow judge is just so totally out of touch with reality . Aussie a bit different they are a super racist there judge does not probaly care one Asian killing another, well its my take on it .	prefect (6291)
1133902	2010-09-02 22:36:00	Too true the judge needs to go. Cow judge is just so totally out of touch with reality. (snip) I may be wrong, but I don't think it is the judge in these cases. It is the legislation and what the Police charge them with. The max penalty for the crimes the driver is charged with constrains the judge. As I said, I may be wrong, but I think that is the case, in which case your target should be your local lily livered MP. Mind you, judging by the Nats recent performance over drink driving legislation etc, I suspect you should not hold your breath hoping for change from that quarter. It needs some political party to stand up to the booze industry, and that NEVER seems to happen, whatever colour the political party happens to be. Presumably the booze industry has very deep pockets, and political parties have long arms. Perhaps the Police need to get some lead in their pencil and charge these bastards with murder or manslaughter to try to get the message across.	John H (8)
1133903	2010-09-02 22:50:00	Looks like this sort of driver is charged under S61 of the Land Transport Act 1998: Person in charge of motor vehicle causing injury or death (3) If a person is convicted of an offence against (this section) — (a) the maximum penalty is imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $20,000; and (b) the court must order the person to be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for 1 year or more (etc) . Notice that there is no distinction in the section between causing injury or death, which seems bizarre to me . And the maximum penalty this judge could have imposed was 5 years jail . Your target needs to be the pollies rather than the judges . Presumably the Police feel they would not get a conviction for murder or manslaughter under the present legislation . How many times have you heard people say "it isn't a real crime, it is only a traffic offence", or words to that effect . Time we as a country got rid of that idea .	John H (8)
1133904	2010-09-03 01:11:00	+1 17 previous convictions IMO serious jail time should be handed down on the 3rd conviction for the same offence of drink driving, because he clearly never learned any lessons.	Battleneter2 (9361)
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