Inquest Finds a Lack of Urgency
The inquest continues to probe whether regulatory bodies acted sufficiently and will assess the role of political inertia in delaying necessary legislative reforms to restrict firearm modifications and sales.
Crime
And Yet Another Bus Attack
This in principle is what New York City did back in the ’90s. They implemented a “broken windows” policy
Get the Crims off the Streets
Those known to put people at risk cannot remain in a position to do so, and that relies on the judiciary imposing sentences to ensure that is the case.
RefuGeeGee Loses Appeal
The forlorn hope of her appeal has failed: her convictions stand. Justice Venning was having none of her womble excuses.
Republicans Are the Ones Who Unleashed Lawfare
While Republicans today rightly decry the political lawfare that Democrats have waged against Trump and others, they should not protest too loudly.
Why Does She Still Have a Job?
In a classic case of a tone-deaf civil servant who thinks she knows best, Solicitor-General Una Jagose issued and then retracted a sentencing guidance document that gave Māori a literal get-out-of-jail-free card based entirely on ethnicity.
Plagiarism: Is History on Repeat?
The past and the present in a potentially campaign-killing reflection.
Give It up Sweetie, Now You’re Just Taking the Proverbial
Golriz Ghahraman is just taking the proverbial in appealing her sentencing after she was busted during a one-woman crime spree amongst high-end fashion boutiques. She says the cost of the convictions are a bit hurty and wants them gone.
Goodness, Who Would’ve Thought?
Latest gun crime statistics show, unsurprisingly, that criminals are committing gun crime and not licensed firearms owners.
Face of the Day
Jovan Aroha Zachariah Pora, 22, was initially charged with the manslaughter of Katelyn Rua-Tuhou in the early hours of Boxing Day 2022.
Christchurch attack inquest to examine gun acquisition and licensing failures
Particular attention will be given to the role of his referees, his acquisition of high-capacity magazines, and the loophole that enabled him to convert standard rifles into military-style semi-automatic weapons.
Give It a Rest, Fella
Tomato Boy, a man who assaulted a woman, is trying to have his conviction over turned. The consequences for his actions would never have occurred if he had chosen not to assault Posie Parker.
These Are the People Calling You ‘Deplorable'
For all their lecturing sanctimony, the celebrity industry worships monsters.
Moron of the Day
Judge Harding told Richard Sivell the maximum penalty for threatening to kill is seven years imprisonment. Sivell will be sentenced on 07 January.