Thread: Hunter convicted

If a judge sentences someone to a fine of say $500 rather than to pay the victim $500, the system has lost its way.

A custodial sentence for theft is similarly nothing to do with "justice". Similarly, assault victims deserve compensation too.

IMHO community work should be reimbursed at the minimum wage less tax, paid to the victim, until an appropriate sum of compensation is reached.

As for any permanent "criminal record"... not sure who it helps.

On another note, here is Michael Moore's Norwegian vision of how Kapiti Island may be repurposed, the tangata whenua there graciously permitting: