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Man accused of killing New Zealand police officer appears in court

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The shooters name is suppressed. Unusual.

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They've apprehended the woman in the car that helped him get away. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300038999/auckland-police-shooting-woman-arrested-in-connection-with-death-of-officer

By the sound of it, they saw a 'vehicle of interest' tried to stop it and it fled. They then found it again after it had come to a stop after colliding with another car. When the officers approached it, the male got out with a long barreled firearm and immediately stared shooting, hitting both officers. The offenders then stole another car and fled.

Lock them up forever.

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Well, if they ever had a life they don't now, without some serious self-reflection time.

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I’d like them to get PD (preventive detention) as it’s basically the only way they can be held indefinitely. No such thing as a life sentence in NZ. Very few criminals are given PD. Not even for murder. I’m not 100% sure but I think there’s a maximum sentence of 18 years for this guy.

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It's times like this that I wish NZ wasn't so "slap on the wrist" with their law system. But hey, their country their decision on how to punish those found guilty of crimes that result in loss of human life. Life in prison or a higher "minimum" sentence of at least 20 years seems a bit more reasonable depending on the savageness/intent of the murder.

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I agree with you HonestDictator. When I say no such thing as a life sentence, officially there is but it’s in name only. It seems he could get more than 20 years and I’m glad for no death penalty but the sentencing does need to be harder.

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How can a policeman, or anyone for that matter, be murdered with a gun when the nation has strict gun control laws?

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How can a policeman, or anyone for that matter, be murdered with a gun when the nation has strict gun control laws?

Argumentum ad absurdum. Because that isn’t a logical fallacy right?

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How can a policeman, or anyone for that matter, be murdered with a gun when the nation has strict gun control laws?

You’re asking because gun crime is so much more common in NZ than the US where people are so much safer for the level of gun ownership right?

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How can a policeman, or anyone for that matter, be murdered with a gun when the nation has strict gun control laws?

Because generally only the criminal fraternity have firearms they have acquired through theft, and even then they are not usually sophisticated weapons. When NZ police post pictures of weapons they have seized, almost all are single shot shotguns and rifles hacksawen down to be pistols etc or intimidating looking air rifles and pistols.

The gun control laws NZ has had in place until stricter laws came into effect this year have prevented the general populace (except from highly vetted individuals) from accessing handguns and military style weapons.

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The killer will probably be out of prison in 5-9 years. You wouldnt believe the leniency of the system in NZ for murderers, child rapists, rapists, etc. Btw, NZ is not the safe paradise everyone in the international community seems to think it is.

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