Prison appropriate for these death threats

The Post reports:

The man who threatened to kill then Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told the judge sentencing him “I’m horrified I’m in prison” – but that’s where he will spend the next 11 months.

Richard Sivell was sentenced at Tauranga District Court on Wednesday after being found guilty at a judge-alone trial back in October of threatening to Kill Ardern, obstructing police and failing to provide a phone PIN.

It was revealed at his trial that Sivell told an online channel he’d be “quite happy to execute” Ardern – he’d make the gallows if needed – and he claimed he wanted to hear her “neck snap”.

Sivell also described via text in a different social media channel how “common law” or sheriffs would be able to “apprehend her [Ardern] and put her in a cell”.

“Judge her for high treason and crimes against humanity and execute the c….”

This is horrific language, and a rare example of where you should go to prison for what you say. I don’t care what you think of a politician, nothing excuses saying you want to murder them and hear their neck snap.