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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>October</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
18<br />
LETTERS<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Two years jail for manslaughter ‘a joke’<br />
• From page 17<br />
<strong>The</strong> sentence is disgraceful.<br />
Lock him up for at least 10 years<br />
before he is even eligible for<br />
parole. And put the mates in<br />
jail as well for not helping Tony<br />
Kelly. Make thugs accountable<br />
even if they have had a “poor<br />
upbringing”.<br />
- June Milne<br />
Why didn’t the judge throw<br />
in a big bag of lollies as well.<br />
He shouldn’t be seeing daylight<br />
for at least 25 years. Time to get<br />
a petition going and make it<br />
harder for criminals and then<br />
they might think before they act.<br />
- Corall Luscombe<br />
<strong>The</strong> justice system needs a kick<br />
up the backside,<br />
Toughen up justice system.<br />
- A Syme<br />
KICK TO THE HEAD: Mark Nagel was sentenced to two<br />
years’ imprisonment for the manslaughter of Tony Kelly.<br />
Justice Rachel Dunningham told Nagel he could apply for<br />
home detention. PHOTO: POOL/STUFF/ALDEN WILLIAMS<br />
such a low sentence. My thoughts<br />
– should be at least 10 years to be<br />
fully served and only released at<br />
the end of the sentence to give<br />
some comfit for the aggrieved<br />
family. <strong>The</strong> justice system seems<br />
to support the perpetrator and<br />
not the victim/s.<br />
- Cyril Smith<br />
A sad illusion that justice was<br />
served when the reality of it is<br />
these kind of people don’t learn<br />
and the law allows them to get<br />
away with murder, literally. I feel<br />
there should be a minimum of 10<br />
years with a two-year probation<br />
to follow. While manslaughter is<br />
an accident, actions need<br />
to be accounted for. This young<br />
boy in my eyes looks like a little<br />
smart ass.<br />
Martial arts is a sport that is<br />
taught with discipline. When<br />
learning such a sport it is well<br />
known knowledge such powerful<br />
kicks and punches should<br />
only be used as a self defence,<br />
to just use it as a random act of<br />
violence goes against everything<br />
taught in such art.<br />
Nagel obviously knew what<br />
he was doing when he delivered<br />
a kick to the victim, and what’s<br />
worse he showed no remorse,<br />
knocking the person to the<br />
ground and instead high fived<br />
his mates.<br />
This is sadly why we have repeat<br />
gang raids, repeat violence<br />
and constant general public<br />
crime because the justice system<br />
is too weak. Enrol them into the<br />
army, send them off to the front<br />
line. <strong>The</strong>y enjoy violence but two<br />
years jail, that’s laughable.<br />
-Mandy Smyth<br />
(Abridged)<br />
I’m outraged that a thug can<br />
get only two years for taking a<br />
life, home detention, what a joke.<br />
- Brent Ashworth<br />
Time for us citizens to reject<br />
these judgments and protest,<br />
especially when we have a new<br />
government. <strong>The</strong> harshest sentence<br />
was required here and for<br />
future crimes like this.<br />
- Murray Metz<br />
Absolutely disgusted with the<br />
two-year sentence. <strong>The</strong> police<br />
should definitely appeal the<br />
sentence.<br />
- Bob Jaslarz<br />
Two years jail for killing Tony<br />
Kelly is an insult to his loved<br />
ones.<br />
- Marcel van Leeuwen<br />
Killing an innocent man and<br />
the penalty is two years prison<br />
with the ability to apply for home<br />
detention is a complete and utter<br />
disgrace to our legal system. I<br />
feel deeply for Mr Kelly’s family.<br />
I also see that young man<br />
from South Canterbury has been<br />
released from prison after a short<br />
term for the deaths of five young<br />
kids. Our justice system is weak<br />
and meaningless.<br />
- Jimmy Wallace<br />
Justice has not been adequately<br />
delivered in the case of the of<br />
Tony Kelly. A two-year sentence<br />
with a right of home detention.<br />
How pathetic. <strong>The</strong> family of<br />
the victim must be enormously<br />
grieving for his death and to see<br />
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