Somerville gets 23 years

03 Mar 2010 09:51a.m.

jarhead6353 wrote:

23 years? you people have surrendered to yourselves. any society that doesn't execute rapist/ murderers, much less serial-spree rapist murderers, deserves to be overrun by them. here in the states, we fry em, shoot em, hang em, and poison them. we call it justice. for the victims.

01 Mar 2010 09:40p.m.

Rail wrote:

This is why I like Texas, the death penalty is a wonderous thing.

30 Jan 2010 11:04a.m.

Mary wrote:

I was shock to hear what he had done but what his sentence was it was a disbelief. I cant belive 23yrs and that it.
if i was the judge i would say 3 yrs in soloduie confiment and the rest of hes remaing life in prison.
Maybe then the justice might feel like it done it job.
But i do know one thing if i was ever one of the victim family or close friend i wouldnt wont death for him as it will be a easy way out.........

30 Jan 2010 12:04a.m.

Alberto wrote:

Mate Alien you are a troll, dude this guy murdered 2 innocent women and sexually violated them, he had sexual intercourse with their dead corpses and shoved a sock in their mouth. Now 23 years is not justifiable. It doesn't matter if the murder sentencing has increased from what? 1840? This is the modern age we are not dwelling in the past, if you sexually violate someone and kill them that's a life sentence, even death in most countries, and YES as Rob stated New Zealand has a very weak justice system. Alien face the facts YOU sir are a TROLL.

29 Jan 2010 08:36p.m.

Alien wrote:

actually rob, what they call someone like me is someone who knows the facts, now can you please supply the facts to show your claim that murder rates have increased. No you cannot because the facts are that over the past 20 years the murder rate has halved. Perhaps before you try to call me a troll you answer your own claims, because to not do that and simply attack me makes you the troll. So again troll, prove it, but you can't so go learn the facts of the figures before you lie about them. And sweetie, I haven't even made a comment on how long his sentence is, simply that the it is far greater than what it used to be and that the justice system has been improving with tougher sentences. So perhaps you can focus on the issues rather than try to get personal when you cannot even produce any facts. 1985-1992: 21 murders per million people 2004-2008: 12 murders per million So again show me the raise, oh wait you can't because you ignore the facts and can never present any to back up your claims. And if you want to know how i feel about the length of the sentence, it should of been longer, but compared to past years it is pretty long. now put your big boy pants on and try to deal with facts.

29 Jan 2010 05:52p.m.

rob wrote:

You've been lied to, if you end a person's life the adequete punishment would be life, you had just ended someone's life, you know what they call people like you Alien a troll. I've seen several comments of yours on articles, you're just a troll giving negative feedback. 23 Years is NOT ENOUGH for ending someone's life LET ALONE 2 PEOPLE. The punishment for killing one person should be at least 1 with parole maybe even death, don't even get me started on 2 deaths. You live in your perfect little world Alien. Murder Rates have been going up, crime going up, hell a copper got shot, a girl stabbed over 200 times. You know nothing Alien. You're just a troll.

29 Jan 2010 04:24p.m.

Alien wrote:

weak justice system for giving 23 years? That is a lot, it used to be that life meant ten years. The justice system has been improving with tougher sentences. Rob, got any evidence of murder rates going up? Last I read murder rates in NZ were decreasing. Actually figures released last year showed that in the past 20 years the murder rate in NZ had halved.

29 Jan 2010 03:02p.m.

Rob wrote:

WDF!!! 23 years for killing 2 people!! If you kill one person in America you get life or death! OMG but 2 deaths only 23 years??? Wow New Zealand sucks no wonder murder rates are going up, people want to come to New Zealand do these crimes because they know they won't get much time. This is seriously bogus, only 23 years and you kill someone. And the government wonders why crime is increasing? Hmm I wonder eh?

29 Jan 2010 02:26p.m.

Rayleen Beals wrote:

this guy deserves to rot in prison after what he did asfor the justice system maybe the goverment need to look over it for people that do these things for what he did he deserves longer my question is what is our city comming to Im from Christchurch

29 Jan 2010 12:22p.m.

Kim wrote:

What only 23yrs for a double murder, it sickens me how weak our justice system is, it's high time to get rid off our weak judges & bring in some young no nonsence tough ones & this 3 strikes & your out is a joke esp for rape & murder, way to soft, the stupid doo gooders would'nt agree though & these people play a big part in our sick justice system,they have been heard for far too long.