![]() The judge noted that Arps had compared himself to Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess, and that his political beliefs meant there was a high chance of him re-offending. Judge Stephen O'Driscoll said when Arps was asked for his opinion of the video, he said it was "awesome". He acknowledged three supporters who sat in the public gallery, the only other people in court apart from media. This morning he appeared in the Christchurch District Court wearing a prison issue track suit. He also asked an unknown person to add cross-hairs and a body count to the video to "make it more fun". The 44-year-old sent a copy of the footage, which was filmed by the mosque shooter, to about 30 people soon after the massacre. ![]() In April, Mr Arps pleaded guilty to two charges of distributing objectionable material. Philip Arps, owner of Beneficial Insulation - a firm that uses neo-Nazi imagery - was this morning sentenced in the Christchurch District Court to 21 months in prison. Philip Neville Arps sentenced on charges relating to the posting of the live streaming of the mosque massacre. ![]()
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