Two Tauranga fathers, whose daughters were killed by the same man, have backed a website that criticises judges for bail decisions or sentences.
But two Tauranga defence lawyers have criticised the "Judge the Judges" site, created by the Sensible Sentencing Trust, saying it undermines the rule of the law and appeals to a mob mentality.
Twelve criminal cases feature on the site, including the Tauranga case of double killer Michael Curran who was bailed by High Court Justice Mark Cooper in 2005, following four unsuccessful bail hearings.
Curran was found guilty of killing Brian Brown's daughter Natasha Hayden, 24, who was found strangled in her car at McLaren Falls Park in January 2005. Nine months later, while on bail, Curran murdered Brad Morrissey's daughter Aaliyah, 2.
The Sensible Sentencing Trust says the site was developed in response to feedback received over many years about judges' decisions that appeared to favour the offender over victims or public safety.