CONDUCT IN PARK
MAN ADMITS OFFENCES "The police have a good deal of this type of trouble, cases being brought before the Court from time to time, but I woulj:l suggest that a penalty Ebould be imposed which trill act as a deterrent as' far as future offences are concerned." 'This statement was made bv Detective-Sergeant Walsh in the Police Court yesterday, when Cecil Robert Small, labourer, aged 28 (Mr. Aekins), pleaded guilty to three charges of wilful and obscene exposure in Albert Park. . , "This type of thing is a weakness, which individuals cannot control," said Mr. J. Morling, S.M. "My view is that its prevalence is due to the fact that past offenders have not been made to feel that this disgraceful conduct would bo followed by punishment. It is essential that there should be punishment, which will ensure the safety of our parks for women and children, and which will deter such offenders." . Accused was sentenced to a month's imprisonment.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23512, 24 November 1939, Page 4
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