When John-Boy Rakete was jailed in 2016, a Dunedin judge told him he had to do something to break the cycle of violence and imprisonment. Ten years on, nothing has changed. A petrol-station-forecourt attack in 2019 led to the death of Rakete’s victim and he told the Parole Board the following year that the incident had been a “wake-up call” for him. But since then, he committed two further brutal attacks, including, most recently, the sustained and unprovoked attack on a group of students in 2024. Rakete, 32, was yesterday jailed for three years 11 months for his part in the pack attack in North Dunedin described a judge as "sickening". 'Your socks or your bitches': Gang's ultimatum before 'sickening' Dunedin attack Despite the catalogue of serious violence and the trail of victims, after some consideration, the Crown did not pursue a sentence of preventive detention (an indefinite jail term).…