One Punch Law persuasive oral111
“ONE PUNCH LAW”
“One punch” assaults known as “The King Hit” have cost over 90 lives since the year 2000. New South Wales have had the largest number of one punch assaults which is 28, followed by Queensland and Victoria who have recorded 24 cases each. Picture this, imagine a teenage boy who is having fun with his mates, and he gets “King Hit” by a stranger in which had taken his life. You would think that the killer would receive a very harsh prison sentence right? Well that isn’t always the case. One person who was a victim in a situation very similar to this. Thomas Kelly. Thomas Kelly is an 18 year old boy who was “King Hit” in Kings Cross in New South Wales. All it took was one punch to end his life. The attacker received a 4 year minimum prison sentence. The public was disgusted with the Australian justice system. These one punch offenders should receive a much higher prison sentence than others have had in previous years. How would you feel the person who killed your friend or family member would be walking out on the streets in only a few years time. There are three main points I am going make about this issue. They include: the prison sentencing is too low, victims family and friends pay the price and one punch assaults cause by alcohol and drugs.
The Australian justice system is a joke. The penalties for these “one punch” offenders is far too lenient. As many of these offenders receive a prison sentence of about 10 years, sometimes even lower. What is the difference between someone who has killed someone with a gun and someone who kills someone with their fist. These should be treated as the same type of offence, however it is not. For example, why should someone who is a one punch offender receive a 10 year prison sentence, when a person who has killed someone with a weapon such as a gun receive potentially 25 years to life in prison?
It isn't just the fact that these offenders are treated differently and unfairly. The victims family and friends are
“One punch” assaults known as “The King Hit” have cost over 90 lives since the year 2000. New South Wales have had the largest number of one punch assaults which is 28, followed by Queensland and Victoria who have recorded 24 cases each. Picture this, imagine a teenage boy who is having fun with his mates, and he gets “King Hit” by a stranger in which had taken his life. You would think that the killer would receive a very harsh prison sentence right? Well that isn’t always the case. One person who was a victim in a situation very similar to this. Thomas Kelly. Thomas Kelly is an 18 year old boy who was “King Hit” in Kings Cross in New South Wales. All it took was one punch to end his life. The attacker received a 4 year minimum prison sentence. The public was disgusted with the Australian justice system. These one punch offenders should receive a much higher prison sentence than others have had in previous years. How would you feel the person who killed your friend or family member would be walking out on the streets in only a few years time. There are three main points I am going make about this issue. They include: the prison sentencing is too low, victims family and friends pay the price and one punch assaults cause by alcohol and drugs.
The Australian justice system is a joke. The penalties for these “one punch” offenders is far too lenient. As many of these offenders receive a prison sentence of about 10 years, sometimes even lower. What is the difference between someone who has killed someone with a gun and someone who kills someone with their fist. These should be treated as the same type of offence, however it is not. For example, why should someone who is a one punch offender receive a 10 year prison sentence, when a person who has killed someone with a weapon such as a gun receive potentially 25 years to life in prison?
It isn't just the fact that these offenders are treated differently and unfairly. The victims family and friends are