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Third Strike murderer deserves LWOP
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 3:26 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Dylyn Davis is a violent thug with a long history of violence, including two “strike” offences. He has now pleaded guilty to his third strike – the brutal murder of a young woman whose only crime was to tell a friend she was frightened of him. He ... More >>
A child's life is worth nothing in our Justice system
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 6:32 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
A child's life is worth nothing in our Justice system 22nd March 2018 “Beating a defenceless nine-month-old baby leaving horrific facial and head injuries is child abuse at its worst" says Sensible Sentencing Trust’s Child Abuse Spokesperson ... More >>
Sensible Sentencing congratulates Shane Jones
Tuesday, 20 March 2018, 4:03 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Sensible Sentencing congratulates Shane Jones 20th March 2018 The Sensible Sentencing Trust wishes to congratulate cabinet minister Shane Jones for his refreshingly blunt and candid comments about two Northland offenders who allegedly torched a ute thereby ... More >>
Child Abuse Must Stop And So Must the Right to Silence
Friday, 16 March 2018, 3:54 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“The question must be asked, what are we actually doing to reduce the violent abuse of our children in New Zealand?” says Scott Guthrie, the Sensible Sentencing Trust National Spokesperson on Child Abuse. More >>
Housing sex offenders in the community is a serious issue
Monday, 12 March 2018, 4:09 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The housing of sex offenders, once they have either been released on parole or completed their prison sentence, is a major safety issue for Corrections and us as a country. Finding suitable housing far enough away from schools, preschools and residential ... More >>
Inquest into the death of Christie Marceau is a whitewash
Friday, 9 March 2018, 9:32 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust (SST) strongly believes that the inquest into the death of Christie Marceau which had at its focus a questionable decision on bail, should have had terms of reference which allowed for the judges’ decision to be ... More >>
Man stabs his 3 Kids
Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 2:24 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Man stabs his 3 Kids – Mother says – His eyes were black, and he didn’t appear human anymore More >>
Trust Slams Tax Payer Funding of Wrestling on Maori TV
Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 1:31 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust Manawatu spokesperson Scott Guthrie is calling for Maori television to withdraw the airing of WWE wrestling from its programme line up before its start date of the 24th of February. More >>
SST welcomes MP's “Coward Punch” bill
Monday, 19 February 2018, 3:46 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust has today welcomed Northland MP Matt King’s Members bill to address assaults causing death. More >>
SST supports Bill to amend concurrent sentences
Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 4:51 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Concurrent sentencing is a topic that the Sensible Sentencing Trust (SST) has long campaigned on. More >>
Home Invasion needs Harsher Sentences - Heke
Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 1:17 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
A man welding a crow bar forced his way into a Tokoroa couple’s home in the early hours of Sunday morning, committing a cowardly unprovoked attack with a crowbar. This is the home they have lived in for over 50 years! Heke says ““How can this ... More >>
Weak Sentencing Encourages More of the Same Old Same Old
Thursday, 23 November 2017, 4:10 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust is shocked that twenty-three-year-old Hamilton women Tiffani Jade Sutcliffe, has only received a prison term of three years and one month for the shooting and killing of Rhys Williamson while on a drug and alcohol binge. More >>
Merciless rapist and killer should never be released
Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 5:25 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Paul Dally had to have become one of New Zealand’s most sadistic and cruel killers of our time when he raped, tortured and buried 13-year-old Karla Cardno alive in May 1989. More >>
Three strikes a great success
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 8:56 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Andrew Little says that the three strikes law has caused a lot of harm. Sensible Sentencing says this is absolute nonsense and that on the contrary, three strikes has worked exactly as intended, and is a great success. More >>
Labour accused of misleading voters
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 3:44 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“The ‘bottom pinching’ or bottom grabbing is a sexual assault. The criminal offence is called "indecent assault". She is a female prison officer, and did not want, or ask to be sexually assaulted by a prisoner. She has a right not ... More >>
Convicted Murderer Paroled for the Seventh Time
Friday, 13 October 2017, 8:30 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
How many chances should a convicted murderer, who keeps breaching Parole conditions be given? More >>
Sensible Sentencing congratulates NZ First But urges caution
Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 11:24 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
26th September 2017 - The Sensible Sentencing Trust congratulates New Zealand First on its success in last weekend’s election. “We trust the party will use its position as Kingmaker wisely, and to promote policies that enhance the safety of all New Zealanders”. ... More >>
Prisoners have earned their places
Monday, 18 September 2017, 9:39 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Labour’s Kelvin Davis has said he wants to release 3000 of the 10,000 persons currently in prison. That begs at least two questions: who are the 3000 he wants to release, and why does he think those people don’t belong in prison? Research by the Sensible ... More >>
Labour weakness on bail law a dangerous back-flip - McVicar
Sunday, 17 September 2017, 10:11 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Labour weakness on bail law a dangerous back-flip - McVicar 17th September 2017 The Sensible Sentencing Trust is deeply concerned at statements made by Labour Deputy Leader Kelvin Davis on Three's The Nation programme today that they may 'review' ... More >>
Paula Bennett spot on regarding gangs
Monday, 4 September 2017, 12:56 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Yesterday Deputy PM Paula Bennett said what most decent people believe: gang members are, because of their conduct and values, lesser beings than the rest of us, and ought not to be entitled to the same legal protections as law abiding citizens. The ... More >>
