Get ready to flame me people, but after reading all the reports it sounded to me like Porritt was a good guy pushed too far by a psychotic mother. Product of his environment is Porritt.
Get ready to flame me people, but after reading all the reports it sounded to me like Porritt was a good guy pushed too far by a psychotic mother. Product of his environment is Porritt.
Your last sentence is very Yoda-like
His mother may have been a nasty piece of work, but that doesn’t give him the right to stab her to death.
Get ready to flame me people, but after reading all the reports it sounded to me like Porritt was a good guy pushed too far by a psychotic mother. Product of his environment is Porritt.
regardless, he could have:
a) moved away from her
b) moved away from her and barred her calls
c) moved away from her, barred her calls and not told her where he was living
this would have solved his problem.
not, and let me make this clear,
d) stab her 57 times.
unlawful homicide? what is that? is there a lawful homicide?
homicide – the killing of one human being by another.
Yes there is lawful homicide. You are thinking of murder.
Has ‘manslaughter’ been rebadged as ‘unlawful homicide’ in the ACT? Or is unlawful homicide a new umbrella term that encompasses murder and manslaughter? I don’t remember coming across the term when I did criminal law…2 years ago.
peterh, he didn’t actually live there, he had moved out about 12 months prior. He went to visit apparently…
if there was an issue between them, going there would only make it worse.
(as has been proven)
but, if he had stopped at 2 or 3 stabs – he could have claimed he didn’t know what he was doing. mental illness, temporary insanity etc. 57, now, that is a definite sign that he knew exactly what he was doing, and kept on doing.
not a good outcome.
but not very surprising, considering the current state of the judiciary.
and they want him to come back to society?
what happens when a friend (if he has any left) or a lover has an argument with him?
“In June, the court was told Porritt’s mental health had improved since the verdict was handed down and he was relieved his father and two sisters did not hold his actions against him.” — ABC.
Sounds like family will be happy with the outcome.
Obviously Higgo is waaaay above public accountability. The message his sentences send to the community STINK. Martin Bryant would be out by now had he chosen Garema Place rather than Port Arthur as his shooting gallery. Not only is it near impossible to be convicted for murder in the ACT (no conviction since 1998), but as tuggers said, the manslaughter sentences are absolutely laughable.
Regardless of circumstance, how can anyone make an argument that someone who stabs someone in the head 57 times does not pose a threat to the community?!
road rage may take on a more sinister aspect…
I agree. If someone now asks me if I was going to pull over if I “accidentally” scrape their car, and I have 2 hysterical passengers screaming “He’s going to get us”…..I’ll listen to them.
It could be Glenn Porritt asking me to pull over.
Also a good way to make the kiddies behave (Glenn Porritt will get angry if you don’t behave.)
road rage may take on a more sinister aspect…
I agree. If someone now asks me if I am going to pull over if I “accidentally” scrape their car, and I have 2 hysterical passengers screaming “He’s going to get us”…..I’ll listen to them.
It could be Glenn Porritt asking me to pull over.
Also a good way to make the kiddies behave (Glenn Porritt will get angry if you don’t behave.)
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unlawful homicide? what is that? is there a lawful homicide?
looks like another case of a soft legal system. she died after being stabbed and cut 57 times?
who the hell wants to live near him?
“Justice” Higgins. I am speechless.
Get ready to flame me people, but after reading all the reports it sounded to me like Porritt was a good guy pushed too far by a psychotic mother. Product of his environment is Porritt.
doesn’t change the fact that he killed someone. killing someone = jail. at least it did when I went to school, times seem to have changed.
True Duke,
but he could have shown some balls and simply walked out.
Duke said :
Your last sentence is very Yoda-like
His mother may have been a nasty piece of work, but that doesn’t give him the right to stab her to death.
Duke said :
regardless, he could have:
a) moved away from her
b) moved away from her and barred her calls
c) moved away from her, barred her calls and not told her where he was living
this would have solved his problem.
not, and let me make this clear,
d) stab her 57 times.
peterh said :
homicide – the killing of one human being by another.
Yes there is lawful homicide. You are thinking of murder.
Has ‘manslaughter’ been rebadged as ‘unlawful homicide’ in the ACT? Or is unlawful homicide a new umbrella term that encompasses murder and manslaughter? I don’t remember coming across the term when I did criminal law…2 years ago.
Higgins is a disgrace – pure and simple.
peterh you make loads of sense. There are loads of other choices that this man could have made apart from the one he did.
The guy killed someone, this is a very light sentence and tells the community that Murder or ‘Unlawful Homicide’ isn’t such a bad thing.
peterh, he didn’t actually live there, he had moved out about 12 months prior. He went to visit apparently…
does good behaviour bond == “don’t kill your mother again”?
Higgins: Keeping the laughter in Canberran manslaughter sentences.
Just how many manhours (total of Police investigation, DPP, Defence legal, Court, and Judicial) were put into the case, for how much detention?
MRB said :
if there was an issue between them, going there would only make it worse.
(as has been proven)
but, if he had stopped at 2 or 3 stabs – he could have claimed he didn’t know what he was doing. mental illness, temporary insanity etc. 57, now, that is a definite sign that he knew exactly what he was doing, and kept on doing.
not a good outcome.
but not very surprising, considering the current state of the judiciary.
and they want him to come back to society?
what happens when a friend (if he has any left) or a lover has an argument with him?
I would be packing my bags and running like hell.
It does sound very much like it was an accident.
Ooop’s, I tripped with the kitchen knife…oh oh, I tripped again, and again, and again….
I think if there was concern he would re-offend then yes keep him locked up. however it is probably safe to assume that he won’t.
I reckon he should have just moved out and not maintained contact with his mother. Would have been easier. Works for plenty of other people.
Our Tez excels again.
Lucky MethMum was up before Kaz and not Tez.
tylersmayhem said :
or maybe she repeatedly fell on the knife to “teach him a lesson”??
Higgins: Keeping the laughter in Canberran manslaughter sentences.
Just how many manhours (total of Police investigation, DPP, Defence legal, Court, and Judicial) were put into the case, for how much detention?
Precedent: Anu Singh; Stephen Hillier
“In June, the court was told Porritt’s mental health had improved since the verdict was handed down and he was relieved his father and two sisters did not hold his actions against him.” — ABC.
Sounds like family will be happy with the outcome.
And it only took 2 years to get to this point!
I think if there was concern he would re-offend then yes keep him locked up. however it is probably safe to assume that he won’t.
Until someone pisses him off again?
Another psychopath back on the streets.
So don’t piss him off!
Did they at least recommend ongoing pysch treatment?
I’d put Hillier and Singh away before Porrit.
but I would’ve given Porrit some kind of sentence too.
VYBerlinaV8_the_one_they_all_copy said :
and do you know what he looks like?
road rage may take on a more sinister aspect…
Obviously Higgo is waaaay above public accountability. The message his sentences send to the community STINK. Martin Bryant would be out by now had he chosen Garema Place rather than Port Arthur as his shooting gallery. Not only is it near impossible to be convicted for murder in the ACT (no conviction since 1998), but as tuggers said, the manslaughter sentences are absolutely laughable.
Regardless of circumstance, how can anyone make an argument that someone who stabs someone in the head 57 times does not pose a threat to the community?!
In summary:
Higgo – get fu*ked.
road rage may take on a more sinister aspect…
I agree. If someone now asks me if I was going to pull over if I “accidentally” scrape their car, and I have 2 hysterical passengers screaming “He’s going to get us”…..I’ll listen to them.
It could be Glenn Porritt asking me to pull over.
Also a good way to make the kiddies behave (Glenn Porritt will get angry if you don’t behave.)
road rage may take on a more sinister aspect…
I agree. If someone now asks me if I am going to pull over if I “accidentally” scrape their car, and I have 2 hysterical passengers screaming “He’s going to get us”…..I’ll listen to them.
It could be Glenn Porritt asking me to pull over.
Also a good way to make the kiddies behave (Glenn Porritt will get angry if you don’t behave.)