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Protest in support of Gun shop shooting
Monday, 4 December 2006, 4:37 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Greg Carvell did what any citizen in the same circumstances should legally be able to do when faced with an intruder yelling “Give me the guns or I’ll kill you”. He shot him! But Greg will appear in the Auckland District Court on Wednesday facing ... More >>
Sensible Sentencing Trust Wins Service Award
Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 11:06 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
They may not be the darlings of the Government but the community that gave them their start loves them. National Justice Watchdog group The Sensible Sentencing Trust won third place in the Business Service section of Napier’s Inner City Customer Service ... More >>
Prime Minister stole our war-cry says Watchdog
Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 8:38 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Prime Ministers has stolen the war-cry of the get tough on crime Justice Watchdog, but the organization has congratulated her – but warns it will take more than tough words to convince them Helen Clark has changed camps. More >>
Tourist Rapist Deserves Bullet Says Watchdog
Monday, 13 November 2006, 9:27 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The men involved in the rape of a Dutch tourist deserve a bullet says a Justice Watchdog. The rape of a Dutch tourist on her honeymoon has so infuriated the Sensible Sentencing Trust they are demanding the Government hold a binding referendum so the public can ... More >>
Call For Tax Incentives For Two Parent Families
Saturday, 28 October 2006, 4:45 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Tax Incentives For Two Parent Families Would Stop Copy-Cat Kahui Child Killings Says Watchdog More >>
Essay on NZ by Theodore Dalrymple
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 9:58 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Every visitor to New Zealand is enchanted by the smiling beauty of its landscapes and delighted by the friendliness of its people; and so I felt rather churlish, on a recent visit, to concentrate my attention so much on the phenomenon of crime in ... More >>
Divorce Should Be Outlawed Says British Expert
Thursday, 12 October 2006, 4:54 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Psychiatrist and social commentator Thedore Dalrymple has spent a lifetime working with the dregs of British society – violent criminals and the politicians he believes are responsible for many of the failings of modern society. More >>
Violent crime 'out of control'
Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 1:31 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
"It looks like this Labour government has given up on preventing violent crime," says Sensible Sentencing Crime Prevention spokesperson Marc Alexander. More >>
Excuses for criminals causing escalating crime
Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 9:08 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
A controversial British psychiatrist who says crime has escalated in direct proportion to the excuses politicians, academics and buearocrats have made for the perpetrators is being brought to New Zealand to offer advice and new thinking on this countries ... More >>
“Bail Failure” allows more sexual abuse
Monday, 25 September 2006, 5:26 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
After being approached by the distraught mothers of two young boys who were sexually assaulted the Sensible Sentencing Trust are demanding changes to the Bail Act saying that “Liberal minded Judges are incapable of protecting innocent members of the ... More >>
Levy all fines and crimes to pay reparation
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 12:35 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Criminals should pay their fines and victim reparation or be forced to work off their debt in Government-run restitution centres, says a victim's advocacy group. The Sensible Sentencing Trust has put forward the idea after learning almost $6 million worth ... More >>
Social Vandalism a Government Legacy, Says Trust
Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 12:29 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
New Zealand is now reaping the harvest of 40 years of social vandalism and liberal, soft on crime policies followed by lenient sentences that are horrifying the average Kiwi, says The Sensible Sentencing Trust. More >>
RSA case to proceed to Supreme Court
Saturday, 2 September 2006, 2:42 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Susan Couch was not expected to survive the horrific injuries she received when William Bell killed three people and left her fighting for her life . More >>
Let our cops defend themselves
Thursday, 31 August 2006, 2:19 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
"Police trials in the use of the Taser have predictably drawn out all the criminal advocates and mad hatters out of the woodwork," says Sensible Sentencing Crime Prevention spokesperson Marc Alexander. More >>
They must have rocks in their heads, says watchdog
Tuesday, 15 August 2006, 10:18 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
"They must have rocks in their heads" was the response from a justice watchdog group to a proposed Government overhaul of the criminal justice system, and the organization slammed the proposals as being cruel and heartless to victims. More >>
Legal attack on Parole Board is bonkers
Thursday, 10 August 2006, 5:03 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
"The legal appeal of a Christchurch lawyer against the Parole Board for considering deterrence in their decision-making is stark raving bonkers," says Sensible Sentencing Crime Prevention spokesperson Marc Alexander. More >>
We cannot prevent crime if we prevent consequence
Friday, 28 July 2006, 10:42 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
"How is it possible for a man who admits their part in a street killing to be given leave to apply for home detention rather than go straight to prison?", asks Sensible Sentencing Trusts spokesman on Crime Prevention, Marc Alexander. More >>
Crime Stats Hide the Real Story, Says Trust
Friday, 28 July 2006, 12:39 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Government has been so busy trumpeting recent crime statistics that it has failed to notice New Zealand people are living in fear and being forced to build barriers to protect themselves against the rising tide of crime in the community. More >>
Spay parents who abuse their kids
Friday, 21 July 2006, 10:55 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
"A month has gone by and we still don't know who killed Chris and Cru. That's not good enough and it gives comfort to would-be child abusers," says Sensible Sentencing Trusts newly appointed spokesman on Crime Prevention, Marc Alexander. More >>
Welfare State Killed Kahui Twins, Says Watchdog
Thursday, 13 July 2006, 12:59 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
A prominent justice watchdog is blaming the welfare state for the horrific level of child abuse in New Zealand and believes the recent deaths of the Kahui twins and others like them are predictable and preventable. More >>
