Thread: Campbell Live Tonight

Originally Posted by Kscott

Thank you for your kind yet ignorant words

We the public only hear a small amount of the evidence or circumstances and that is only what the media reports. Which sometimes is bias depending on who is reporting it (TV 1 or TV 3). There is far more things to consider and the charges laid, is the one best suiting the circumstances of what happened. The police are the ones who get all of the info and then make a decision from there.
Everyone makes their own assumptions of what happened with what info they have heard or thought what happened.

And then they go to court and it's the justice system that hands down the sentence, rather than the police. Of which the police are the first ones to be blamed when someone gets a sentence they don't agree with.

I'm not sure what the circumstances of each event was, but Mears shot someone whilst spotlighting without permission and then shot a teacher brushing her teeth. Everything in that incident was wrong and when you take that into account, manslaughter would be appropriate because he took no care in identifying his target and was shooting when he was not allowed to.

Yet the other one, was a hunter who shot a person who was hunting in the same area. Like I said in another post, people believe that what they shot at was a deer. Even though it was a person. Much the same as trains on tracks.

There is always much more to the story and incident which we may never know or hear. Hence why their decisions of charges seem strange in some people opinions.

And the verdict is : Home detention for accidentally killing hunter | Stuff.co.nz

If I was a family member I don't thing I d be that pleased about this regardless of all the chitty chat !!

Certainly doesn't seem right Happy.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Certainly doesn't seem right Happy.

That sentence is just a joke, I know no sentence that could be imposed will bring Adam back but this man showed no remorse and hes basically got away with it.

7 months home d 10k fine and 400hr com service
He should be locked up

7 months home d 10k fine and 400hr com service
He should be locked up

Originally Posted by jack

That sentence is just a joke, I know no sentence that could be imposed will bring Adam back but this man showed no remorse and hes basically got away with it.

That is what really gets up me, no remorse and basicly doing everything he can to get away with it or at least get minimum sentenceing.
Looks like it worked out well for him.


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thats bullshit, 10k is not going to help his partner and kids.

Should be jail…. if we f#@k up, we should be held accountable for our actions. accident or not!!!

Im angry!!!!

He went hunting without glasses, if he drove his car without glasses and killed someone would he have got the same sentence

You can't charge a person who accidentally kills their mate with murder. Murder implies intent.

He'll either get manslaughter, or careless use of a firearm causing death.

Should be manslaughter.

there is no consistency.

People can and do get more punishment for a vehicle accident.

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Should be manslaughter.

there is no consistency.

People can and do get more punishment for a vehicle accident.

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My ex and my childrens father was killed in a ute vs truck accident driver didn't secure his load, he lost his licence but ended up applying for it for work purposes and got it back, $10,000 fine to be paid to family (his partner got this) and this was in southland as well, must be standard fine/sentence for taking a life down there

It's a pity that he doesn't have to give 400 hours worth of his wages to the partner instead, my feelings are with her and their kids.

At the end of the day it was a mistake, there was no mens rea so I don't think that locking him away will do anything other than cost the taxpayer, If that was me I'd vow to myself that I'd do all I could to help support the widow and kids for the rest of my life.

Originally Posted by Savage1

It's a pity that he doesn't have to give 400 hours worth of his wages to the partner instead, my feelings are with her and their kids.

At the end of the day it was a mistake, there was no mens rea so I don't think that locking him away will do anything other than cost the taxpayer, If that was me I'd vow to myself that I'd do all I could to help support the widow and kids for the rest of my life.

Would be nice if he would help them, he couldn't even say sorry so shows what sort of person he is.

Originally Posted by jack

Would be nice if he would help them, he couldn't even say sorry so shows what sort of person he is.

Because that would be admitting fault

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