News about Punishments, Art, and Work (Wednesday, June 17)

New research from the WODC (Research and Documentation Centre) shows that poor suspects receive harsher sentences on average. They also appear more often before the court than people with jobs, education, or a home ownership. Researchers say that small differences among police, the Public Prosecution Service, and judges add up.

The Peanut Butter Floor will return next month to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. It is a tribute to Wim T. Schippers, who passed away last week. It will not be an exact copy, but it will feature peanut butter without pieces.

The Italian police found a moped that disappeared in 1984 in Vado Ligure. Officers saw the vehicle during a check of a man without a license plate. Because of the chassis number, Antonio Smiglio got his Garelli VIP 50 back after more than forty years.

Almost the entire House of Representatives wants an appropriate gesture toward the Moluccan community. A large majority also wants research into their treatment and its current effect. Prime Minister Rob Jetten says that the cabinet takes that call very seriously.

The court of appeal in Amsterdam says that Temper is an employment agency after all. The court says that the trade unions FNV and CNV were right in appeal. People working through Temper are not self-employed freelancers but temporary workers, and Temper is considering a step to the Supreme Court.