Is This Just Silly... Or Sinister?
Government website compares paedophilia to gay rights.
Crime
NZ Cop Steals Police-Issued Firearm
Karehana was given $5,000 that evening, and the court heard that he claimed he “did not know that his associate was going to on-sell the weapon”. When the Glock was recovered in June, Karehana was spoken to by police but denied stealing the gun.
Learned Helplessness: How Many Shocks Can We Take?
Even if I separate myself as much as I can from the tweets, reels and photos of bad news, I can rationally collect enough evidence to know things are bad. Very bad.
On Gangs and Politics
The calculation is how many votes might be gained. Under MMP, a party can outrage most of the country but win an electorate or secure five per cent of the party vote. The gangs can make Te Pāti Māori and the Greens the kingmakers. Do the maths.
From the Sensible Sentencing Trust
Outraged! Green Party and Te Pāti Māori cosy up to gang bosses while law-abiding Kiwis pay the price.
The Pen and the Gun
The moral inversion of accountability. The consequences are downstream, but responsibility begins upstream.
Face of the Day
Hamilton arrived at court on Wednesday afternoon with two school-aged children. No one else was with them to look after the kids.
An Execution and Banning a Livestream
No one is forcing you to watch, listen or read. And if something you don’t like strays across your consciousness, close the book, change the channel or streamer or hit the off switch. Everyone has the power to be their own censor.
If They Don’t Know This, They Shouldn’t Be Here
Didn’t this migrant rapist even read the pamphlets?
When Will They Admit It’s the Culture?
‘The world’s oldest living culture’ is still behaving with Stone Aged brutality.