@antipodean said in Toutai Kefu attacked, in hospital:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Toutai Kefu attacked, in hospital:
@kiwiwomble said in Toutai Kefu attacked, in hospital:
bundle these pricks up and take them down the local rugby club as a tackle bag, there would be a que out the door
If only that were possible. I suspect it will be a slap on the wrist and a solemn promise not to do it again. Thank you civil libertarians. Doesn't matter about the lives scum like this destroy, apparently the most important thing is their rights.
Interesting to read that they were on parole with a curfew.
Speaking from New Zealand perspective - the curfew to a juvie offender is about as useful as a the proverbial on a bull. They often come from homes where there is no respect for rule of law, or parents are out doing the same thing - so they just go out and do it over again. The threshold for having a juvie remanded in custody is incredibly high when it is for volume crime offences (burgs, car thefts etc). I'm hearing from cops here that since the NZ Police announced they won't be pursuing vehicles, the number of juvies stealing cars and doing "adult crimes" such as ram raids and agg robberies has sky rocketed, because they know they're untouchable.
When I was brand new in the CIB, we dealt with a home invasion where a bunch of juvies burgled a house in an upmarket area, were disturbed by the occupants and then beat the shit out of them with sports equipment found at the scene and weapons they had brought with them. They were so arrogant they weren't even wearing gloves or anything - the offenders were ID'd by fingerprints left in blood on the walls of the property. The victims were lucky not to die, but part of me thinks it might have been preferable, given the severity of some of their life-long injuries.
The punishment very rarely comes close to fitting the crime in these sorts of cases when it involves young people. Aside from the physical injuries his family has suffered, they will likely suffer long-term anxiety in regards to their personal safety, the sanctity of their house, and their trusting of strangers. Often that can last long after the physical injuries have healed.
Like everyone else, obviously hoping Kefu and his family pull through this.