07-27-2016, 07:48 AM
it is culturally significant
That's true, there probably should be a higher sentence due to the cultural factor. I suppose 5 years sends a message to others, especially teenage pranksters when they get bored of tagging, batting mailboxes, and stealing street signs on a Friday night. Don't mess with your history and heritage.
On the other hand, playing devil's advocate, there are Hawaiians on Maui & Oahu who might think the thief is just a couple hundred years too late in taking the spear from Kamehameha.
“What we take to be true is what we believe. What we believe is based upon our perceptions. What we perceive depends on what we look for. What we look for depends on what we think. What we think depends on what we perceive. What we perceive determines what we believe. What we believe determines what we take to be true. What we take to be true is our reality." -David Bohm
That's true, there probably should be a higher sentence due to the cultural factor. I suppose 5 years sends a message to others, especially teenage pranksters when they get bored of tagging, batting mailboxes, and stealing street signs on a Friday night. Don't mess with your history and heritage.
On the other hand, playing devil's advocate, there are Hawaiians on Maui & Oahu who might think the thief is just a couple hundred years too late in taking the spear from Kamehameha.
“What we take to be true is what we believe. What we believe is based upon our perceptions. What we perceive depends on what we look for. What we look for depends on what we think. What we think depends on what we perceive. What we perceive determines what we believe. What we believe determines what we take to be true. What we take to be true is our reality." -David Bohm
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