SENTENCES FOR CRIME
TO THB BOITOB Off THB PRESS. Sir,—ln the good old days, as history tells us, poaching and sheep stealing were considered heinous crimes; in some cases a mild punishment sufficed —transportation, for instance. In other cases athletic exercise—with a rope—was the method indicated by the authorities. We have improved matters in New Zealand. In this morning’s paper there are two cases where a three-months’ gaol sentence was imposed. In one case parsnip stealing was the crime. The other case was negligent driving with a death as the result Q.E.D., as Euclid would say, a parsnip has the same legal value as a human.—Yours, etc., PENSO. February 13, 1936.
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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21707, 14 February 1936, Page 20
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