Varven Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 Alright, Im a bit slow on posting this up but a couple of days ago was a news screening about a controversial move about Big Kiwi.. who has seen it and whats the update ?The long and short of it is he started a clothes line called "convict wear" with a graphic of a figurine(like big kiwi) Breaking out from behind bars.The authorities thought it was a mockery of the public punishment system.Has this been discussed on another thread ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deegee Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 I saw it on tv3 news showed a pic of his website and everything, dont think the authorities minded as he is not breaking any rules it was the sensible sentancing trust ( a non govt organisation ) who thought it was not on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpensiveUrine Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 Hahah. He's a marketing genius! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 Charles Manson did/does the same thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2guns Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 its called big kiwi convict gear they were talking bout it abit on newstalk zb late last week.it should be fine because hes not doing anything directly himself through the prison. he has people on the outside working for him id guess. as u do.i think its all good, free country. and the gear look pretty sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varven Posted October 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 What angers me is if the sentencing board stopped wasting time on petty acts like this and instead chased up on real criminals who get away with worthless sentences, we'd be betetr off.Like the teenager who got away with virtually no incarceration after dropping a brick on a motorist and killing him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pittbull Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 Jailed muscleman uses Web to sell 'convict gear' line 29 September 2006 By EMILY WATT Champion bodybuilder turned inmate Justin Rys, serving 10-1/2 years for importing the drug Fantasy, has a new money-making scheme from behind bars: "Convict gear". Rys – who says he cannot use weights and is lifting other inmates to maintain his hulking 120-kilogram frame – is selling muscle singlets and hoodies on his website, emblazoned with the logo "Convict Gear" and a picture of a muscleman breaking out of bars. At a cost of $65 for a hoodie, the gear is not cheap, but appears to be popular with his online forum of bodybuilding friends. The former Mr New Zealand and Mr Oceania, who said he consumed up to a litre of fantasy a week, admitted 11 charges of importing the drug in February. He also admitted one count of money laundering, relating to more than $85,000 found in a friend's bank account. Since being sentenced in March, Rys has continued to post on his website under the name Big Kiwi. The bodybuilder, who has claimed he was the model for Peter Jackson's King Kong, says he is struggling to maintain his bulk with no weights allowed in jail. He has dropped from 135kg to 120kg, but proudly reported this month his arms are still 21 inches (half a metre) around. A friend reported he used a towel with two men holding on to do back pulls, shoulder pressing the largest man he can find with another pressing down to create more weight. Last month Rys wrote on the site: "Have also figured out how do it heavy squats. One person on my shoulders, another person stands on top of them holding on to wall. Got up to about 230 kgs so far, better than nothing, still far too light though!!" He told his fans he is studying business management inside, "and even got some A's". The Corrections Department said there was no law prohibiting prisoners running a business while behind bars – but they were not allowed to use prison resources or employ other inmates. "Prisoners may be constrained in their ability to enjoy the fruits of their business as they can hold a maximum of $200 in their trust accounts and they have a maximum spending limit of $60 a week," a statement said. National MP Simon Power said New Zealanders might be surprised at Rys' freedom. "Most New Zealanders have the view that when you're in prison you're deprived of your liberties." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2guns Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 What angers me is if the sentencing board stopped wasting time on petty acts like this and instead chased up on real criminals who get away with worthless sentences, we'd be betetr off. umm.. importing and selling illegal drugs is considered a serious crime, as the people selling/buying and dealing in this sorta circle are usually encouraged to committ more serious crimes for example: a boy starts off buying abit of meth and few months down track his addiction spirals out of control so he is forced to committ serious crime to feed his habit (get enough $$$) and the crimes just get bigger and bigger until he is caught.this is just an example if u know wat im saying?but yes i think the justice system is inconsistent at times.good to see big kiwi is still training abit with wat he has... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wynton Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 umm.. importing and selling illegal drugs is considered a serious crime, as the people selling/buying and dealing in this sorta circle are usually encouraged to committ more serious crimes for example: a boy starts off buying abit of meth and few months down track his addiction spirals out of control so he is forced to committ serious crime to feed his habit (get enough $$$) and the crimes just get bigger and bigger until he is caught. this is just an example if u know wat im saying? but yes i think the justice system is inconsistent at times. good to see big kiwi is still training abit with wat he has...dude he is not talking about importing drugs being petty. He is talking about the sentencing board worrying about people running businesses while in prison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2guns Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 ah k sorry my bad.i dont think the sentencing board can add more years on to the judges sentence can they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Not sure, but I don't think so, 2guns. A judge can increase the sentence if either party appeals the initial verdict, but I doubt whether a parole board has that power.On the subject of academic legal questions though... I thought there was a law preventing convicts from profiting from their crimes - eg, a murderer who writes a book about his crime. Is that correct, or am I just remembering the debate about whether to create such a law? And if it is correct, would that apply in this case? :think: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 nice comments 2guns, the meth gets you hooked straight away thats why there is so much crime such burgs they gota pay for the habit nasty iddiction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poos_n_wees Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 Gotta give Justin credit man.. The guy's hit rock bottom and there he is - positive attitude n all, studying business, starting a new label and lifting too! :shock: (dodgy, but hey..) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2guns Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 i like the look of that gear, might get a shirt aye.hope they do a size small enough for me hahaha :pfft: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 must be going to the parole board trying to give a good impression that he's changed his ways with all the things that he's doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deegee Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Dont think he will be eligible for parole for a couple of years yet, he got 10 1/2 years, I think he will have to do a least a 1/3 before he can apply for parole.A co-offender of his got a lesser sentance from memory and he is still inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 yeah true they frown against big time drug dealers now he might do his whole lag. but you never know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big MAC Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Well I bet they have 3xl unlike 95% of other stores, so I might look into getting some of his stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2guns Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 ....sorry then big guy :pfft: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr yoyo Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 shop in manukau or otara markets, 3 & 4xl are standard stock : )dont you think its great that by trying to stop justins little enterprise, that sensible sentencing gave him the best publicity he could ever ask for? it went from niche forum marketing to what...750,000 veiwers+ of tv news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varven Posted October 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Fantasy is AKA GBH am I right ?Whats the use for with bb'ers, unless BIG KIWI used it entirely for a money making perspective ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldo Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 BBs would take it hoping to induce Growth Hormone release while sleeping. That's the long and short of it. A side effect of consuming it was it happened to get you high.Sometimes too high, could also induce projectile vomiting outside the loaded hog on a Friday night.Or so I've been told.................. =P~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pittbull Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Sometimes too high, could also induce projectile vomiting outside the loaded hog on a Friday night.Or so I've been told.................. =P~ :pfft: I've been told the same thing.One thing people don't realise is that once you're hooked on GHB it's actually harder to come off & the withdrawal is worse that heroin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varven Posted October 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Ive seen a video of a gbh overdosed guy having a seizure/fit.. it was quite scary.. he was trashing around so violently Im pretty sure he broke some limbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2guns Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 BBs would take it hoping to induce Growth Hormone release while sleeping.so take b4 bed?wouldnt u have trouble getting to sleep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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