Corrections Dept under attack as prison rapist is sentenced

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00a.m.

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The Corrections Department has come under attack for placing a teenage white supremacist in the same cell as a hardened Maori gang member.

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24 Dec 2010 09:10p.m.

anonymous wrote:

ive known this man for many years and i know its not in his character to have done what has been said about him i hope his appeal goes well for him i dont think he deserved the harsh sentence handed down to him

17 Mar 2010 05:35p.m.

stevie wrote:

You Ae All Saying "The Teenager" Has Some Respect His Name Is Michael. You Have All These opinions about him and you dont know him, Michael Is My Step-dad and one of the best person ive ever known

06 Nov 2009 02:48p.m.

Anonymous wrote:

You have no idea. He is one of the "worst" gang members in NZ but the is completely out of character. How many years has this person been in and out of prison for, and then all of a sudden he engages in a sexual act of this nature. People don't engage in this on a one off and if it was his nature it would have happened a long time before this instance. There is a lot about this case you and the rest of the public are not aware of. I have no doubt in my mind that Dean Noble would have assaulted this person at all. I imagine that he would have beaten this guy terribly, but sexual assault I don't believe at all. I am not pretending in anyway that I believe that Dean Noble is a "great" member of society but I don't believe that he truly did commit the crimes that Maxwell claims of him. Nobles have always claimed that "if your big enough to do the crime, your big enough to do the time" and for Dean to admit to some of the other serious crimes that he has committed but deny this one, furthers my belief of his innocence. There are many reasons why his sister would be incline to kill Nobles ex-partner, that again you and other people are not aware of. True these two should not have been put in a cell together, but we must also remember that Michael Maxwell was not a respectable, innocent member of society either, he was a White Skin Head who was in prison for assault, kidnapping and having sex with young children.

27 Oct 2009 09:53a.m.

Jay wrote:

These are only the sex crimes he has been convicted of. I recall a 14 year old Noble with power of life and death over christchurch runaways, others have since made suicide attempts due to his attentions - early extreme offending that was in his mungy days where he received his basic devo training. Not giving him PD would mean NOONE qualifies based on his REAL form. One of the worst gang members in NZ and widely understood as such - by those in the know. As if his sister would even consider killing his missus without his say so - that puppet. Juries and Judges and prison clowns need to stop giving this "person" the benefit of the doubt. Bad to the bone. Just leaves me with one question this rogues life - what do you call an underaged rapist? A gang prospect may be the word I'm looking for. Where were CYPs when he began...

22 Oct 2009 06:21p.m.

tracie wrote:

Have you ever been that scared? hu ever you are, why of all places did the department of corrections put these two together?
Now 2009 - Dead...
Now the guards are dishin out PUNISHMENT!

THIS COULD BE YOU?

22 Oct 2009 05:03p.m.

sam wrote:

castrate the ape

06 Dec 2008 12:10a.m.

Joan wrote:

fucken stupid .there are cells there to isolate and keep people out of trouble what the fuck did they want from this happening.that is their excuse to get out of a long tiring day at work.the violence is something horrid ,the repeated rapes were 10x more a nightmare.tough doesn't come near it.

22 Sep 2008 12:48p.m.

rochelle wrote:

Treating people with violence and brutality does NOTHING to improve their behaviour.
There are some people in prison who really are 'bad', but most of them are are not. They might be young, impulsive, mentally ill, drug addicted, intellectually impaired, illiterate, or just plain foolish. But they do not 'benefit' in any way from being assaulted or abused.
We as a society must protect all those who are vulnerable, including those who are in prison. That is what distinguishes us from those nations which don't give a crap about human rights.
The Howard League has as much right to free speech as any other person or organisation in this country.
There is no 'silver bullet' in the law and order debate, and we need to stop pretending that there is one (eg 'death penaly', 'no parole' etc etc)

21 Sep 2008 07:12a.m.

homer wrote:

"In the case of the prisoner Noble and the complainant there was absolutely no knowledge that the doubling up would be inappropriate," says Christchurch Prison Manager John Roper.

Are these people really that stupid?? Put a white supremest in with a Maori gang member is so asking for trouble and they don't see that??

20 Sep 2008 06:10p.m.

kelly wrote:

If he wasn't raped, would the system kick up a stink about putting a white supremacist in with a maori. I think not. If people want to practice white supremacy piss off back too where it originated. If you don't want to be subjected too what happens behind bars, obey the law.