New Zealand is a disgrace

[Imnobody4]

Discharged with lifetime name suppression.

Judith Hobson is the victim of the Grannybasher at the @ThePosieParker event in Auckland's Albert Park on the 25th of March, 2023.

Here is her reaction outside the courthouse to today's sentencing of her assailant.

https://twitter.com/SimonRAnderson/status/1764494024545816991?t=WADlwUc12KjTXUSo8rboZw&s=19

Hudnan Jacks. Surely not his assigned at birth name..

I did some digging and discovered that the judge, Kevin Glubb, spent 23 years as a police officer before becoming a lawyer. What a surprise.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/9836601/Glubb-goes-in-new-direction

Someone needs to explain to him that however many women he batters he’s still going to be the ugliest person in the room so he could try not being an execrable human & see how that goes 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Never heard the name before, maybe he made it up.

Regarding the government, I'm not sure how much influence they have over sentencing. This article was in the news yesterday. The two parties mentioned are the two minor parties in the coalition government. Haven't seen any comment from the PM.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/posie-parker-protest-act-responds-to-tragedy-of-discharge-without-conviction-after-71-year-old-woman-punched/NY5MM62TOFGMJO3IOBMXYGYVWI/

You'll never guess what it means!!!!

The name Hudnan often links to Hudn, a name whose meaning is Peace, Calm, Quiet.

I lied in both cities and Wellington is wokeness is worse.
Unfortunately as it is the seat of government..

i find it awful for so many reasons. But NZ has an absolutely atrocious record on VAWG and this just reinforces that nobody cares. Not only is his name suppressed (haha - in this day and age. Seriously. Hope he's on benefits for ever) he doesn't get a record.

he absolutely smashed his fist into an elderly woman's face 3 times in quick succession. Absolute scum

He goes by Jack Hudner on LinkedIn.

He did some sort of animation degree, not law it seems.

Needs to add ‘punched old lady’ to his linked in blurb.

.

https://archive.today/www.jackhudnerportfolio.com

Interestingly if you search his name on Bing, the first link that comes up is an article from a New Zealand site titled "Woke Judge Gives Granny Basher A Free Pass", even though it doesn't mention him by name.

Apparently on his Twitter account he had a liking for when others use homophobic slurs:

He looks like a Sontaran.

The jacks means the toilet in Ireland. Perhaps appropriate in his case.

I think he's balding too, like a Sontaran. Such a pity in a man so young 😀.

His dad works for the UN according to folk on twitter.

Absolute disgrace by the judge. Poor Judith - am appalled that a supposedly civilized country can treat their elderly like this.

Well done, Posie.

And I wonder how proud his mother is of him today . . .

Edited because I'd asked a question then found another poster had already answered it.

I thought that the whole point of a victim impact statement was to allow the victim to have their say?

Well, I live and learn.

Apparently there are Victim's Statements and then there are 'Victim's Statements'.

Don't be silly, the transwoman is always the victim even if they are the one that attacked someone.

It's shocking @TWETMIRF .

That woman brutally, and totally without provocation, slammed her face into they's fist - again and again! Poor they hardly knew what had happened. They was so terrified they could hardly pull theyself together enough to run away crowing in triumph.

They could have been really badly hurt - they was lucky not to lose the use of they's knuckles

Edited because a "they" came out as a "thy"

I’m interested to know what the reaction was in NZ was to this? Was it even reported on mainstream media? This is such a shame because I visited NZ 20 years ago and it was truly one of the most beautiful countries I have ever been to and I have recommended it to others. I don’t think I would ever go back there now.

A couple of our friends are there at the moment Sinister - They get back at the end of the month. I'll ask them then (if I remember).

It’s so depressing, upsetting and anger inducing