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Simeon Brown – Violent Crims Require a Tougher Response

Simeon Brown – Violent Crims Require a Tougher Response

After years of calling for Firearm Prohibition Orders against violent gang members to be implemented, the Government is finally listening, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “We still have questions regarding the Government’s proposal, such as whether its policy will include additional search powers against those who have

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The Cobra Effect

The Cobra Effect

This week saw more clamouring for financial support for those struggling to survive on government handouts. Our indulgent government has created ideal conditions for the cobra effect. The cobra effect describes an attempted solution to a problem resulting in the opposite of what is intended and making the problem worse.

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Prison Disorder Numbers Show Action Is Needed

Prison Disorder Numbers Show Action Is Needed

Nicole McKee ACT’s Justice Spokesperson Figures uncovered by ACT show disorder is increasing in our prisons and action is urgently needed. Disorder incidents went from 27 in 2016/17 to 58 in 2019/20. These incidents include arson, taking a hostage, a riot and damaging property. When disorder incidents

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Marama Davidson’s Slap in the Face for the Victims of Gang Violence

Marama Davidson’s Slap in the Face for the Victims of Gang Violence

Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust It hardly seems believable that government minister Marama Davidson would attend a ‘gangland get-together’ and have a conversation about how hard done by and picked-on gangs are, says Darroch Ball co-leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. “It can now be

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New Zealand: The Country Where Killers Can Walk Free

Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust Sentence discounts for serious and violent offences must end, says Sensible Sentencing Trust. “New Zealand’s justice system has completely lost its compass, now seeing regular cases of innocent people losing their lives at the hands of others and their killers walking

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Offenders Described as ‘Leaders’ by Judge

Offenders Described as ‘Leaders’ by Judge

In November last year four protesters who stormed an offshore supply vessel were convicted and “discharged” for wilful trespass in the Timaru District Court. Judge Joanna Maze, in passing sentence, had this to say to the protesters: “In time you may be referred to not as offenders, but as leaders“

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New Police Pursuit Policy an Utter Failure

New Police Pursuit Policy an Utter Failure

Last week I had occasion to chat with a couple of detectives whom I had had the pleasure of working with back in the day. They were executing a warrant to search a vehicle that had been impounded following a short pursuit after it had managed to get away from

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Greens’ Co-leader Coddles the Mob

Greens’ Co-leader Coddles the Mob

Nicole McKee ACT’s Justice spokesperson The Greens’ co-leader’s coddling of violent gang members is a kick in the guts for victims of the Mob. Marama Davidson and Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt yesterday spoke at an ‘event for justice’ at the Mongrel Mob’s headquarters. Sharing

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Simeon Brown – Government Shows Its True Colours on Gangs

Simeon Brown – Government Shows Its True Colours on Gangs

The Government has shown its true colours when it comes to gangs, with its Ministers now openly championing them as advocates for justice, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “It’s astonishing that a Government Minister, Marama Davidson, and the Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt accepted an invitation

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Canadian Father Jailed for ‘Wrong’ Pronouns

Canadian Father Jailed for ‘Wrong’ Pronouns

When Jordan Peterson first came to public prominence for attacking Canada’s “pronoun laws”, the left-media dutifully sniggered and sneered. What a crazy, right-wing crackpot conspiracy-theorist! The ludicrousness of suggesting that people are going to be forced to use government-mandated pronouns. Except… A warrant was issued

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Ashli Babbitt: A Martyr to Wokeness

Ashli Babbitt: A Martyr to Wokeness

Burt Prelutsky PA Pundits – International papundits.wordpress.com Burt Prelutsky is a columnist at The Patriot Post, and is a former humour columnist for the LA Times. When I theorized a few days ago that the person who shot and killed an unarmed woman during the kerfuffle on Capitol Hill

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