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Skierlik shooter gets 169 years

2008-11-21 12:48

Johannesburg - Skierlik shooter Johann Nel was sentenced to 169 years in jail, the SABC reported on Friday.

The sentence includes four life terms.

The 19-year-old earlier this week pleaded guilty in the Mmabatho High Court in Mafikeng to killing four people and wounding several others in a January 14 shooting spree.

The attack, believed to have been racially motivated, was carried out in the Skierlik informal settlement near Swartruggens in the North West.

- SAPA


wil 11/21/2008 12:58:59 PM
As an earthling I felt sick the day this monster murdered innocent people and I felt ashamed to have skin the same colour as his. Justice has been done. Now throw away the key to his cell so the rest of us can try to get along in peace.

muzi 11/21/2008 1:00:50 PM
At last, a black life has value within our justice system.

Crispin 11/21/2008 1:04:36 PM
A white guy killing black people is wrong. Why do "robbers" not get a mention of black killing white? I was robbed and was told "It's because you are white" Killing is wrong. How is this guy's sentence so much worse than those of "robbers"?

Nicholas 11/21/2008 1:05:14 PM
How come can this young boy get life sentence while Mike Scott-Crossely is a free man.isn't this a double standard on our judicial system.

Zakhe 11/21/2008 1:05:57 PM
Who will be looking after this monster while in prison? Not fair to me as a taxpaper.Hang the bastard now.

boetie 11/21/2008 1:06:40 PM
Hopefully this will be the outcome of all racial motivated killings.... white on black and black on white!

Mzi 11/21/2008 1:11:34 PM
It will not bring back this poor lives but it sends a clear message to all racists, black, white, pink and yellow that crime does not pay. Johan Nel will be remembered for his people slaughter for many years to come. I pray that he gets the best rehab programmes to come back a new man if he can be given parole. too young for him to spend the rest of his life in jail, I believe there is still hope. Pity the Judge had to send a message

Timot 11/21/2008 1:12:56 PM
Skin colour has nothing to do with it. The crime is ghastly, the sentence justified. His parents have a huge responsibility in this, but it was his decision to do what he did. His sentence must be an example to all.

Unknown 11/21/2008 1:16:07 PM
Good to know that people are still being put behind bars but what about all the farm murderers or does killing white people not count as a crime in the new SA

Nicole Collins 11/21/2008 1:16:13 PM
I think 169 years is a crime in itself.....He needs to be helped....And by putting him in jail will DESTROY him............Look @ his life and what he has had to endure......I think his Mother & Father should serve the time......As they helped him get to were he is.........I am praying for you Nel.............

Patties 11/21/2008 1:19:43 PM
its going to be rough in there. there is no place for you in this society.

Van Wyk 11/21/2008 1:19:44 PM
The sentencing of this young boy is a good thing. It sends a message that barbaric action will not be tolerated no matter who you are and no matter what the race. It must be commendable for it removes the habouring suspecions of light sentencing in racially sensitive cases.

Wollie 11/21/2008 1:20:51 PM
he deserves more than 169 years cause those people he killed won't come back again but he will be enjoying tax payers money in jail cause i believe inmates they even eat jelly and sweets on sundays also like us where they don't even care about food prices that are going up almost every month so please rethink about this sentence it must go up like food prices.

Lungelo 11/21/2008 1:23:31 PM
This is a good one, now I will appreciate it if our judges can practise some consistency...

@ boetie 11/21/2008 1:25:59 PM
"Hopefully this will be the outcome of all racial motivated killings.... " This should be the outcome of all killings wether motivated by race, robbery or anything else. All life is precious, and that goes for animals too

Neil 11/21/2008 1:26:09 PM
Although I do not agree with what this young man did and agree whole heartedly with his sentence, I can't help pittying the boy as his life is practically over before it even began. I truely think that his parents should also have to answer for the manner in which they raised him in his formative years! Very sad! Neil - Mpumalanga

Zorro 11/21/2008 1:26:49 PM
As long as it applies to all murderers. Why should we, the tax payers, keep these criminals alive just to pump iron and get fit everyday. These days the jails are more like hotels. They should make them work and get punished for their crimes. Not just relax and eat for free everyday.

QT-Pie 11/21/2008 1:28:13 PM
I feel sorry for him...

Dumza 11/21/2008 1:30:56 PM
Parents, we have a responsibility of teaching our kids to respect life - irrespsctive of the colour. This guy will now rot in jail. I am sure the families of the victims couldn't have asked for more.

moshipo jacob 11/21/2008 1:31:39 PM
I think the judge who presided over the sentencing of this young Afrikaner boy needs to be congradulated for doing his job very well.This should serve as a lesson to such people who are still harbouring racist attitudes in our society that they do not have place in South Africa.South Afric belongs to the people who live in it,black and white.

Met uysh! 11/21/2008 1:32:19 PM
I believe this is an appropriate sentence and had the death penalty been in place, he should have received that. Even though he is remorseful, one can not allow murderers to get away with what they do. I just hope that people who murder for other reasons, such as robberies and rape and financial gain will be punished with the same sort of sentences. Murder is murder, no matter if it is whether your skin is white, black or if you do it for money or sex. You have taken someone's life. Full stop.

IandI 11/21/2008 1:32:30 PM
pity innocent people were killed. Within 20 years this heartless killer will probably rise to be the boss of some prison gang, where he will have even better privileges than people outside prison.

Majozi 11/21/2008 1:34:01 PM
He deserve the sentence and this will be a lesson for others,both Black and White that one should not allow hatred make you a devil.

Rommel 11/21/2008 1:36:11 PM
And so a 19 year kid's life ends. So stupid. I can't help but think this sentence is a bit excessive though, in light of recent sentences we have seen for murderers and such.

Barry 11/21/2008 1:37:55 PM
What Nel did was totaly unforgivable and all peace loving South Africans I'm are fully in agreement that he deserves his sentence. However, why is it that these harsh senteces are reserved for only a few. How many other people are going to be slaughtered by criminals intent on nothing els but murder. Our hearts go out to all who have lost loved ones both black, coloured and white, but it won't end untill the goverment starts taking a very firm stand against crime in this country.

Mark 11/21/2008 1:41:32 PM
Well he mostly definetly deserves the 169 years sentence and some more. But the real question is, if this was a black person killing a whole lot of whites, would he still get a 169 years or less. I think there our double standards here.

Sam 11/21/2008 1:41:52 PM
This was a reflection what is happening on the ground in SA. One guy was not emotional up to all killings that happened around him, by "blacks". Course not all blacks but this was his naive reaction. Hope black and white learn someting from this.

Thandile 11/21/2008 1:43:43 PM
It's a pity that the focus of this crimes was because it racial hatred agains black is not acceptable, instead of this beign wrong in principle. We all now that raccism against whites is an exceptable norm. I really doubt if the sentence would have been the same if it was a black man, killing white people. I've never seen any person found guilty of farm killings getting such a harse sentence.

Biggs 11/21/2008 1:46:53 PM
We are not even guarenteed to live 100 years why don't the judge just say "you are jailed for live" instead of playing around with a number of years he won't even reach.

tiekies 11/21/2008 1:50:50 PM
THANK YOU

Jan 11/21/2008 1:50:57 PM
Our leaders set an excellent example for all South Africans,preaching hatered and in public not condemming crime,is the political will really there or is the a means getting even with the past. This child just retaliated against the endless killing of white people in this country. I condem his actions as he inflicted harm on innocent black people, if he did this to a person killing farmers or leaders that make stupid speeches if would have been diffrent

Small 11/21/2008 1:51:10 PM
He deserves the guilotine. I applaud the judge for this judgment. I hope other judges would follow suite when it comes to sentencing killers. Killers of blacks, whites, Indians, Asians, coloured etc all deserve such harsh sentences.

Confused 11/21/2008 1:53:38 PM
To my little knowledge, we all live ones. How can a person be given 4 life sentences whereas he will be living only one life. What does this mean?

isaka 11/21/2008 1:53:44 PM
he got what he deserve so he must pay the price and stay were he belong.

David Kekana 11/21/2008 1:54:04 PM
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that the 169 years for poor nel is harsh or need i say exorbitant? I mean there is no need for him to rod in jail. The guy is remorseful Mogul!!! The judgment was also racially motivated. Our justice have deservingly went to d***

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