Sentencing

A poll in the NZ Herald asks what sentence a convicted killer should receive and gives four options;

1/ 10-20 years
2/ 20-30 years
3/ Life - without the possibility of parole
4/ The death sentence

The major problem is of course there are killings and there are killings. Someone who kills in defence or under extreme provocation is not the same kettle of fish as the character who has prompted this poll.

But even in his case should the first sentence he received be exactly the same as the next one?

That said, I am assuming the respondents have his case in mind - at least I hope they do. The results so far are respectively 5, 20, 48 and 27 percent.

Based on this poll, the current sentencing laws are well out of step with what the public wants. (This is not an endorsement of what they want - merely an observation).