RefuGeeGee Loses Appeal
The forlorn hope of her appeal has failed: her convictions stand. Justice Venning was having none of her womble excuses.
Crime
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.
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.