Crime
Not the Brightest Move Dotcom
He should have retained the best US criminal lawyer he could find and cut a deal – a quick guilty plea in return for, say, seven years, $10 million in fines and restitution and been out of prison in 2019. But he didn’t and so his US legal problems are just beginning.
New Hate Speech Laws Scrapped in Ireland
A small but powerful coalition of voices and organisations, including Senator McDowell, Free Speech Ireland, Elon Musk and ADF International, were able to make enough of an intelligent ‘ruckus’ about the Hate Offences Bill to sink it.
Illegal Immigrants With Convictions Released Into US
Statistics include 62,231 illegal immigrants convicted of assault and an additional 42,915 facing pending assault charges.
Not Such a Good Boy, After All?
Perry Kouroumblis’ family say he ‘was a problem boy’ and a ‘jerk’.
Routh Indicted for Attempted Assassination of Trump
Second individual to try to kill the former president faces five counts – but will they all stick?
Is Social Investment the New Panacea?
We seem to be simultaneously stoking a massive fire while standing by with a watering can.
The True Legacy of Ardern and Hipkins
Collapsing trust in NZ education, parliament, courts, heathcare, police and media to all-time lows.
Breakthrough in Half-Century Cold Case
DNA evidence has led to the arrest in Rome in connection with ’70’s Melbourne double murder.
Should the Crown Prosecutions Be Prosecuted?
Why did they waste millions of taxpayer dollars on a doomed ‘murder’ trial? And should they be sued for defamation?
‘Mass Assassinations’, the Supreme Court, and the Unhinged Left
In light of attempts on Donald Trump’s life, threats against six Supreme Court justices are alarming.
Face of the Day
A jury at the Auckland High Court has found Dr Philip Polkinghorne not guilty of killing his wife, Pauline Hanna, in their Remuera home in April 2021.
Multiple ‘Teams’ Targeting Trump – US Lawmaker
The alleged hitmen may be receiving assistance from a ‘mole’ within the Secret Service, Matt Gaetz has suggested.
Mehrtens Free After Long Hostage Ordeal
According to the local police, Mehrtens was freed and picked up by a joint team in Nduga Regency.
