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RNZ : National's sexual offenders sentencing policy: 'It's pretending that there's a problem'
removing good character discounts in sexual offence cases is framed as beneficial for justice and victim healing
[comprehensive_sourcing]: The distinction drawn between sexual offences and accidental crimes like vehicular homicide frames the policy change as correcting a harmful anomaly in sentencing logic.
“You could accidentally drive, for example, and kill someone [but] you can't accidentally sexually violate someone, so it is very different”
RNZ : Calls for strict monitoring of would-be child sex abuser after alleged breach
Framing current sentencing rules as ineffective and dangerously lenient
The article highlights the 50% release rule for short sentences as enabling early release without parole board review, suggesting systemic failure in risk assessment — a critique presented through advocacy quotes without balancing analysis.
“The guy was given the lowest of lowest sentences which means that he automatically gets released after 50 percent of his sentence”