Boronia Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 https://redlandbaysidenews.com.au/court-appearance-for-man-accused-of-accidentally-killing-dog-and-inventing-stolen-car-story-as-cover/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 sadly, he won't get what he deserves 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boronia Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Just saw this taken from Brisbane Times: "he was sentenced to 240 hours of community service, with no conviction recorded." from the Moreton Bay Lost and Found Pets (Brisbane Northside) FB page https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17s6spah9L/ 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Boronia Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Sensible ABC link https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-05/arnie-the-dog-owner-nathan-mckeown-sentenced/106307612 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Gifts Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Very disappointing. I know his life is now quite messed up from all his lies, but he deliberately broke multiple laws and cost an innocent animal its life. He needs to be punished in a legal sense for that. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 What is the point of disqualifying him from driving for 8 months... when he was already driving while disqualified?? And driving so drunk and drugged up that he forgot where he parked the bloody car to boot! Those offences alone should have attracted a heftier punishment, let alone he caused the death of his dog during the whole stupid incident. 240 hours community service and no conviction recorded is nowhere near enough of a penalty for him to learn from his mistakes. It appears the court of public opinion is punishing him more effectively than the justice system has... not that I agree with vigilantism, but at least he's suffering some sort of consequence I suppose. Our justice system allows judges/magistrates to exercise a certain amount of discretion in sentencing for most crimes not regarded as major (like murder or rape), but maybe there should be some bare minimum sentences for things like this that actually equate to the level of stupidity/indifference displayed by the offender. At the very least this guy's conviction should have been recorded, if only for the driving offences, as by driving while disqualified/intoxicated made him a repeat offender on that count alone. T. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazm Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Don’t get me started on this!! Saw it on the news last night and definitely not happy with the outcome at all. Call me harsh, or whatever but he should be charged for a whole range of offences and a conviction recorded!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 2 hours ago, tdierikx said: 240 hours community service and no conviction recorded is nowhere near enough of a penalty for him to learn from his mistakes. It appears the court of public opinion is punishing him more effectively than the justice system has... not that I agree with vigilantism, but at least he's suffering some sort of consequence I suppose. Agreed. At least everyone knows who he is - hopefully this enables some sort of feedback from people- and some exclusions perhaps from things he enjoys/places he goes. Poor poor Arnie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 10 hours ago, Little Gifts said: I know his life is now quite messed up from all his lies, I AM harsh! - I hope his life is VERY messed up from his actions!!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mairead Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 The updated story and his charges have been reported in the Irish news as well, so wife and kids who are back in Ireland hopefully won't experience any repercussions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boronia Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 Government considers appeal over dog death sentence: https://redlandbaysidenews.com.au/breaking-government-considers-appeal-over-dog-death-sentence/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeds Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 That's good ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 13 hours ago, Boronia said: Government considers appeal over dog death sentence: https://redlandbaysidenews.com.au/breaking-government-considers-appeal-over-dog-death-sentence/ Surely they can appeal just on the fact that a driving disqualification is inadequate for someone who had already been driving whilst disqualified? That hadn't worked before, so why would the magistrate/judge think that was a punishment that would mean anything to the offender? He was also driving whilst messed up by drugs and alcohol... so much so that he forgot where he'd parked the bloody car! What if he'd skittled a person while driving in that state? As for the death of Arnie... the very least he should have got for that was a massive fine and a certain time ban on owning any animals. T. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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