The bad: The Government has introduced a Bill today to restore the Three Strikes sentencing law, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says. “New Zealanders are rightly concerned about violent crime. We are delivering on our commitment to introduce a revised Three Strikes law as one of our key law and order priorities. This law would […]
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The bad:
The Government has introduced a Bill today to restore the Three Strikes sentencing law, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says.
“New Zealanders are rightly concerned about violent crime. We are delivering on our commitment to introduce a revised Three Strikes law as one of our key law and order priorities.
This law would be better called a zero strikes law. It does two things:
This law is window dressing that is next to useless. It is so water down the Green Party could happily vote for it.
However other sentencing changes are more worthwhile:
Hopefully the Government will listen to reason at select committee and strengthen the Three Strikes law. Otherwise they would be better not to even pass it, as it is so toothless.
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