Convicted sex offenders fear online threats, given permanent name suppression (www.stuff.co.nz)

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[-] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 7 points 1 year ago

This is a tough one; clearly what these men did as boys was reprehensible. I agree with them that there would very likely be significant issues if their names were released.

However, this doesn't address the ongoing harm that the victims are experiencing.

As I've said before, we need to as a society decide; are we a punish and detain society or are we a rehabilitate and educate society? It is cases like these that really test the conviction of these views.

Punishing these men further; will not alleviate the suffering that they have caused. Name suppression for these men will reduce the punishment that they feel, and to be fair they are unlikely to offend again, so further punishment doesn't make society safer.

How then do we make things better for the victims; given that punishing the men further will not change things for them.

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago

Frankly, They're convicted, anything they do that requires a police report will be difficult for them for the rest of their lives. That's probably enough.

Cue screeching banshees clamouring for punitive punishments.

[-] 2taldropkickwut@lemmy.nz 1 points 11 months ago

Here's a banshee right here.

The victims were asking for the name suppression to end so these guys won't do it again.

Now the victims will face serious charges if they speak to it in public at all. With likely worse penalties than the original offenders received for rape.

What a load of horse shit.

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