Sensible Sentencing Trust We cannot forget that 71% of prisoners are incarcerated for homicide or other violent crime The Waitangi Tribunal report released on Monday, found that the 2010 law change was inconsistent with Treaty principles and led to significant prejudice against Maori. The Tribunal said the Crown advice to
When your political opponents have to resort to calling your policy “fascism” you know that they don’t have a strong counter-argument. Who was the idiot that thought it would be a good idea to give criminals the right to vote anyway? If they are incarcerated then clearly society
There was a time when only landowners could vote. I’m not saying that is the way it should be now, but I do think that voting eligibility should depend on a number of things – maturity, skin in the game and a bit of life experience all count as important
This week, short of a major change to abortion laws, the biggest social legislative change in at least the last decade happened. New Zealand joined the growing list of places that have decriminalised the use and possession of drugs. The passing of the Misuse of Drugs Amendment marks a significant
Here is an image of my grandson, taken at 13 weeks 2 days. I haven’t met him yet, but soon. If that’s not a human then what is? Quite how some people can claim he is just a ‘clump of cells’ defy’s logic. Have they never seen
New Conservative Parliament has yet again failed to represent the will of the people, reflected in a NewsHub poll showing 75% opposition to this Bill, in passing the Abortion Legislation Bill through its first reading. Labour’s fast track programme will be further failing democracy if it does not deal
By Alex Eastwood-Williams Right Minds The government has announced that it plans to introduce reforms to New Zealand’s abortion law reforms. This is an emotive topic, and it’s not one I particularly want to write about, but I cannot in all good conscience remain silent on the
National party The popular Kiwi pastime of whitebaiting is at risk of being banned if the Minister of Conservation gets her way. National will oppose the second reading of the Indigenous Freshwater Fish Amendment Bill, as it will ultimately result in the prohibition of whitebaiting in New Zealand. The Bill’
While it might seem that such cases as Jonathan (for such is his legal name) “Jessica” Yaniv are making a mockery of human rights laws, is that really the case? Or are “Human Rights Commissions” simply performing exactly as their makers intended – and it’s merely taken such egregious cases
No matter which side of the debate you are on, most people would agree that having an abortion is a big deal and is a very weighty decision. There is a lot of room for regret afterwards and the danger of women being pressured into them. There is also a
“The ability of the Police to perform their duties is dependent upon public approval of police actions.” Policing by Consent is in meltdown. The Peelian Principle #2 detailed above from Sir Robert Peel is a core factor in how we used to police New Zealand. If you don’t believe
The Trump administration ends President Obama’s moratorium on federal death penalty executions, despite concerns about racial disparities on death row. While the move changes the method of lethal injection to reduce pain — following the Texas model — the risk of executing an innocent person remains. What’s the role of
The plastic bag law hasn’t been in force for long, but already numerous ‘paper bag incidents’ have occurred. Even our family experienced an episode of paper bag induced trauma recently when our son purchased two bottles of wine at Countdown which were then packed into a paper bag with
Isn’t it funny how the Legacy Media change their descriptors depending on how they wish to control the narrative? Wellington car enthusiasts‘ turnout dwindles after road roller incident TVNZ Not long ago TVNZ would have been touting this road roller incident as a failure of National party policies and
