A Skin’ead Record? Yer Nicked, Sunshine
The UK’s two-tier police state will jail you for Oi! records.
Law
New Laws That Will Have You Scratching Your Head
The laws range from silly to serious. In Alabama, it’s technically illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church. In Alaska, pushing a live moose out of an airplane is prohibited.
Judges Must Be Accountable for Their Decisions
Otherwise they’ll keep perpetrating outrages like this.
Euthanasia Has Surged To Become One of Canada’s Top Killers
These statistics are both disturbing and tragic, highlighting pro-life advocates’ concerns about expanding Canadian euthanasia laws to include non-terminal individuals.
This Matters for All Whistleblowers
The Barry Young hearing on 11 December. If the court rules that only those with specialised expertise can have “reasonable grounds” to raise concerns, it effectively nullifies whistleblower protection for most New Zealand workers.
We Need To Reform the Judiciary
Victoria’s crime wave has exposed a justice system that is failing both victims and the wider public.
No Jury, No Justice
If we accept the lie, and let it triumph through us, we will lose everything our ancestors fought to preserve. But if we refuse it, it can have no power over us, and the state will be left powerless.
And Now a Woman Is Dead
Inside the offender-first justice system that keeps releasing New Zealand’s monsters.
Luxon’s Cosplay Will Lead to Failure
Unless it is radically rethought – or preferably abandoned – it will create more problems than it solves and set the stage for even worse legislation to follow.
This Is Politics vs Civil Liberties
Given that it’s so obvious that it’s much better to test for impairment than presence, I can’t help but think that all this is more about politics rather than road safety.
BBC Kicks the Donald a Free
Extraordinary letter from BBC chair will be dynamite for Trump’s lawyers.
Is ‘International Law’ Just a Polite Fiction?
The harsh reality is that the only true power is power.
The Weaponisation of the HDCA Act
Police weaponisation of HDCA against vulnerable whistle-blower should result in the HDCA’s immediate legislative repeal.
We Need to Police the Police
Simon O’Connor Husband, step-father, foster dad, and longtime student of philosophy and history. Also happen to be a former politician, including chairing New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Committee. My father was a police officer, and my uncle. A number of my friends are police officers, or
Face of the Day
Police will be stripped of looking after the Firearms Safety Authority, with a new independent agency replacing it. The controversial firearms registry remains, and eight new offences will be created.