Crime
Black Market Tobacco: The New Drug of Violence
Darroch Ball Co-leader Sensible Sentencing Trust. The existence of a tobacco black market isn’t anything new. What is new is the fact it has grown so massively that tobacco is now quickly becoming the new drug of violence in our community. In many ways, the black market has been
Australian Police Beating More People in the Streets Than the Taliban
Sundance theconservativetreehouse.com The events surrounding COVID mitigation in Australia and New Zealand continue to astound me. The last several days in several provinces have shown brutal conduct and physical attacks by police, riot units and military deployments against the citizens within their respective regions. All of this activity is
Time to Reset the World’s Ugliest Clock
Another day, another step in the relentless march to normalise paedophilia. Wait, isn’t this just some QAnon nuttiness? I admit it sure sounds like it. The only problem is, it’s also just plain undeniable. If you think there isn’t a concerted push to normalise paedophilia from segments
Mask Exemption Not Worth the Paper It Is Printed On
If people think the mask exemption download/printout from the Covid19 website is going to get them into the supermarket maskless they are in for a shock as was my adult daughter at Countdown Riverbank Lower Hutt last night. She wasn’t approached at all and asked where her mask
73% Of Police Want to Be Armed
A recent NielsenIQ-run biennial Police Association Member Survey of close to 6,000 constabulary members has revealed that 73 percent of them now believe they should be generally armed. That decision however is not in their hands. Commissioner Andrew Coster concedes the escalation in gun-related incidents is “worrying” and “unnerving”
Arming the Police
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com I never imagined I would be in favour of arming the Police but when situations change, so too must one’s opinion. We’re told a significant majority of police officers are in favour of being armed, hardly surprising given a quarter of the force
Female Preacher Falsely Arrested – Wins Case
Family First familyfirst.org.nz This is how ‘hate speech’ laws look in the UK, just a complaint – even a false one – can lead to significant persecution. No doubt similar events – leading to false arrests – will happen in New Zealand if the proposed Hate Speech laws come into force. “Miss
Aucklanders in More Danger under Labour
New Police statistics show the Auckland CBD is becoming more dangerous, with a sharp rise in serious assaults and gang violence – while the Government fails to keep up with the challenges frontline Police face, says National Party Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. “Serious assaults have more than doubled across New Zealand
Gloves Must Come off for ‘Coward Punch’ Bill
The Government must reverse its opposition to creating a new offence to apply to people who throw ‘coward punches’, says National’s Maureen Pugh. National’s Crimes (Coward Punch Causing Death) Amendment Bill would create a new offence of Assault Causing Death and would apply to those who throw cowardly
In Defence of Leo Molloy
Darroch Ball Co-leader Sensible Sentencing Trust. There are very few people who have either the resources or the courage to take a stand against the deep-seated injustices that too often occur throughout our justice system. It doesn’t happen often, but every now and again someone takes a stand to
The Impact of Changing Gender
Eliora New Zealand clinicians are not removing testes, making men watch pictures of men, giving electric shocks to their penis or brain, telling a man he is mentally defective, ostracising, or hating men if they are homosexual. No one is tied up and thrown off a high building, at least
Fau Vake’s Attacker Should Be in Prison
Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust “A home detention sentence for one of Fau Vake’s attackers highlights how ineffective and soft our system has become; all four of those charged should face prison time and be properly held to account for their actions,” says Darroch Ball co-leader of
Waikeria Prison Riot Costs Blow Out
The costs of damages from the six-day riot at Waikeria Prison continue to mount, while Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis remains missing in action, says Simeon Brown National Party Spokesperson for Corrections. “The settlement value arising out of the insurance claim for the damage causes sits at nearly $24 million. This
Collins’ Comments
Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz Law and Order We’re working hard to hold the Government to account and ensure New Zealand remains a safe place to live, work and raise a family. To National, that means making sure victims are at the heart of our justice system,