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The shooting itself has been covered extensively on these forums, but I'm interested to gauge what everyone thinks of Phillip Arps, who shared a recording of the livestream online, being sentenced to 21 months jail.
From the ABC:
From what I understand, the guy shared it for all the wrong reasons. But if we remove the context, should sharing a video of a horrific incident be worthy of almost 2 years of jail? I remember as a young teenager, me and one of my best mates would share pretty graphic LiveLeak videos with each other, for shock value. In the mid to late 2000s, shock sites (such as Rotten.com) were wildly popular. I don't think it's a behaviour I'd engage in now as an adult, but it is interesting to think that people are now being jailed for doing similar things.
Does this punishment fit the crime?
From the ABC:
A New Zealand man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for sharing a video of the Christchurch massacre.
Philip Arps pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing the video, which was livestreamed on Facebook by a gunman who killed 51 people at two Christchurch mosques in March.
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06...d-christchurch-massacre-video-jailed/11221444Arps had argued he had a right to distribute the video under the banner of freedom to pursue his political beliefs.
His defence lawyer Anselm Williams told the judge Arps should not be sent to prison.
"It's my submission that this court needs to be very careful to sentence Mr Arps based on what it is that he has actually done, and what he accepts he has done, not on the basis of the views that he holds," Mr Williams said.
After the hearing, Mr Williams said Arps had filed an appeal against his sentence with New Zealand's High Court, but declined to comment further.
From what I understand, the guy shared it for all the wrong reasons. But if we remove the context, should sharing a video of a horrific incident be worthy of almost 2 years of jail? I remember as a young teenager, me and one of my best mates would share pretty graphic LiveLeak videos with each other, for shock value. In the mid to late 2000s, shock sites (such as Rotten.com) were wildly popular. I don't think it's a behaviour I'd engage in now as an adult, but it is interesting to think that people are now being jailed for doing similar things.
Does this punishment fit the crime?