$2 million for 21 years
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<p>That's just weird. I call my missus bro. She's a she, and English. Shock huh</p>
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<p>Well I'm better, I call mine black bitch</p>
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<p>How dare thee. <strong>Eastbourne</strong>, bitch.</p>
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<p>I thought evidence had pretty much concluded Malcolm Rewa did it?</p>
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<p>That's what I can't understand - that Rewa had two trials and a jury couldn't come to a satisfactory conclusion, and that Pora had his conviction set aside.</p>
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<p>And fuck $2mil for 21 years. He should get $21m+</p>
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<p>I'll colour you the right colour to enter the borough.</p>
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<p>They were singing songs about you in the clubrooms, brought tears to my eyes</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Mokey" data-cid="588005" data-time="1465933529"><p>Agreed. 21 years in prison! That whole case was a giant clusterfuck (multiple changing of 'confession', no DNA or physical evidence to support), and that it has taken this long to right the terrible wrong is appalling. I just hope he has some really robust support around him (obviously not certain fuckwit relatives) and gets given time to readjust without outside pressures.<br> <br>Edit: this article gives a good overview.<br> <br><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/81072784/teina-pora-the-true-cost-of-injustice'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/81072784/teina-pora-the-true-cost-of-injustice</a></p></blockquote> <br>That's much better thanks Mokey.<br><br>The $2 million is hardly adequate. Not only should he be compensated for such an appalling miscarriage, what prospect does he have to earn a wage he can save and retire on in his remaining years?
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That's much better thanks Mokey.<br><br>
The $2 million is hardly adequate. Not only should he be compensated for such an appalling miscarriage, what prospect does he have to earn a wage he can save and retire on in his remaining years?</p>
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<p>So he's only 40 now ? I thought he'd be close to 50.</p> -
Was 17 when put away...I don't expect his career prospects would be high anyway now, which makes a salary option far better for him. <br><br>
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<p>I've only got a limited amount of sympathy for Teina Pora who was, somewhat, the architect of his own demise. Scamming a police reward - not a bright idea!</p>
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<p>Arthur Allan Thomas was pretty much guilty only of taking Jeanette Crewe on a date many years previously and being too helpful to some crooked police.</p> -
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<p><strong>I've only got a limited amount of sympathy for Teina Pora who was, somewhat, the architect of his own demise. Scamming a police reward - not a bright idea!</strong></p>
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<p>Arthur Allan Thomas was pretty much guilty only of taking Jeanette Crewe on a date many years previously and being too helpful to some crooked police.</p>
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<p>Oh my god. Seriously? He was 17 years old, dirt poor, with the mental age of someone much younger due to Alcohol Fetal Syndrome. He had a toddler daughter who he was attempting to do the right thing by. Teenagers are pretty damn clueless to start with, but this guy had no chance.</p>
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<p>The police should have told him to get on his bike and piss off cos he was wasting their time. Instead they stole <strong>21 years</strong> of his life with a false conviction based on NO evidence.</p> -
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<p>The police should have told him to get on his bike and piss off cos he was wasting their time. Instead they stole <strong>21 years</strong> of his life with a false conviction based on NO evidence.</p>
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<p>It wasn't the police who convicted him.</p>
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<p>I don't know why people are mentioning the police, it's not like they had anything to do with securing an unsafe conviction based on the statement he provided to them.</p>
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<p>Yes - he also had lawyers and two trials - and was the one making the statement.</p>
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<p>It is tough luck that he had such shit parents, but it's hard to make the case that he was torn from the path of the righteous. Convicted for a crime he didn't commit, but by all accounts committed plenty of crimes that he wasn't convicted for.</p>
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<p>He might have been a ratbag, but plenty of 17 year olds make mistakes. They just don't give up 21 years of their life for a crime they didn't commit.</p>
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<p>I don't know why people are mentioning the police, it's not like they had anything to do with securing an unsafe conviction based on the statement he provided to them.</p>
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<p>Judging by this video footage, I'd say the police are not blameless in this travesty of justice</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/81085437/teina-pora-this-cannot-happen-again'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/81085437/teina-pora-this-cannot-happen-again</a></p>
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<p>They may not be the most responsible group for his incarceration but if their contribution to it all is best practice then it reflects poorly on the organisation charged with protecting citizens</p>
