What happened to law makers being on the side of the law? A Green Party MP thinks it’s okay to shoplift: Green MP Tamatha Paul is giving shoplifting the green light as she opposes the Government’s plan to strengthen penalties, National Party Spokesperson for Justice Paul Goldsmith says. “The Greens are singing from the same […]
Is shoplifting ever okay?
Is shoplifting ever okay?
04 Jul 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order
Turley Testifies on Over-Criminalization Before the House Judiciary Committee
08 May 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: crime and punishment, law and order
Today, I will be testifying on the over-criminalization of federal law before the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Committee on the Judiciary. The testimony (linked below) is part of a hearing titled “Criminalizing America: The Growth of Federal Offenses and Regulatory Overreach.”
Turley Testifies on Over-Criminalization Before the House Judiciary Committee
Guest Post: Cultural reports: You didn’t think you’d get rid of me that easily, did you?
24 Apr 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order
A guest post by a reader: I regret to inform you that cultural reports are back, wearing a wig and a false mustache. In March 2024, Parliament passed the Legal Services Amendment Bill, which abolished public legal aid funding for section 27 reports, also known as “cultural reports”. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith stated: “This will […]
Guest Post: Cultural reports: You didn’t think you’d get rid of me that easily, did you?
Home detention for vicious assault
19 Apr 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order
The Herald reports: A teen who took part in a violent and unprovoked street attack, king hitting one of his victims, has narrowly avoided jail after a judge ruled it would not be the “just” outcome. Just? Just for who? The victim? Hunia did the following: So this was not a moment of madness, or […]
Home detention for vicious assault
Greens now campaigning against prisons as well as police
15 Apr 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, Marxist economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order
Stuff reports: Green MP Tamatha Paul has launched a fundraising campaign for a group wanting to “defund the police” and close the court system. Paul has been attracting attention over recent weeks for her comments about policing and support of groups that call for the abolition of police, jails, and courts. While she and the Green Party […]
Greens now campaigning against prisons as well as police
WHOOP WHOOP — DEFUND DA POLICE
13 Apr 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, Marxist economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: crime and punishment, regressive left
The Sensible Sentencing Trust announced: ‘Whoop Whoop — Defund Da Police’: Sensible Sentencing Trust Drops Satirical Hip Hop Song Targeting Green Party’s Anti-Police AgendaThe Sensible Sentencing Trust has today released a satirical hip hop song and music video parodying the Green Party’s radical stance on law and order, including calls by its electorate MPs to defund the…
WHOOP WHOOP — DEFUND DA POLICE
Some great sentencing changes
07 Apr 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order
Paul Goldsmith announced the sentencing reforms passed third reading. While the revised three strikes law was so watered down to be almost useless, these law changes are much more meaningful and welcome. They include:
Some great sentencing changes
So out of touch
27 Mar 2025 1 Comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order, political correctness. regressive left
Radio NZ reports: Green MP Tamatha Paul is doubling down on her comments that a “visible police presence” makes people feel “more on edge.” … The Wellington Central MP said she’d received “nothing but complaints” about police beat patrols. Paul told the event people in Wellington didn’t want to see police officers everywhere, and “for […]
So out of touch
There seems to be a pattern
27 Mar 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, occupational choice, politics - New Zealand Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order, political correctness, regressive left
This is of course all the work of the Green Party Police and Corrections Spokesperson, Tamatha Paul. I think it is fair to conclude that there is a pattern.
There seems to be a pattern
Greens think prisoners are the victims!
19 Mar 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, labour economics, law and economics, occupational choice, politics - New Zealand Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order, regressive left
David Farrar writes – The Herald reported: The Greens’ Tamatha Paul has expressed “regret” about a claim she made on social media that the “vast majority” of people in prison are there for non-violent offences that they’ve “had to do as a response to poverty”. Police and Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell has described comments in her video as “total nonsense” and an […]
Greens think prisoners are the victims!
Walz Leads Effort to Block the “No Duty to Retreat” Rule in Acts of Self-Defense
13 Mar 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: crime and punishment, law and order
Gov. Tim Walz has never appeared burdened by legal niceties or accuracy in pushing his agenda, including his anti-free speech policies. However, his recent effort to block an effort to enact a “no duty to retreat” rule for self-defense hit a new low. Walz completely misrepresented not only the underlying bill, HF 13, but ignored […]
Walz Leads Effort to Block the “No Duty to Retreat” Rule in Acts of Self-Defense
Can Enhanced Street Lighting Improve Public Safety at Scale?
28 Feb 2025 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, econometerics, economics of crime, labour economics, law and economics, occupational choice Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order
Street lighting is often believed to influence street crime, but most prior studies have examined small-scale interventions in limited areas. The effect of large-scale lighting enhancements on public safety remains uncertain. This study evaluates the impact of Philadelphia’s citywide rollout of enhanced street lighting, which began in August 2023. Over 10 months, 34,374 streetlights were […]
Can Enhanced Street Lighting Improve Public Safety at Scale?
Trump Pardons and Commutations Included Violent Offenders Who Assaulted Police Officers
24 Jan 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2020 presidential election, 2024 presidential election, crime and punishment, law and order
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump stated that the roughly 1500 pardons and commutations for J6 defendants issued Monday night are not the final resolution of cases. The President indicated that some commutations may be converted into full pardons. What is now clear is that the executive action includes violent offenders. That is wrong regardless of […]
Trump Pardons and Commutations Included Violent Offenders Who Assaulted Police Officers
The Final Corruption of Joe Biden
23 Jan 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election, crime and punishment, law and order
Below is my column in the Hill on the decision of Joe Biden to end his presidency with a final act of ignominy. The use of his pardon authority to protect his own family members was the final corruption of Joe Biden. Here is the column:
The Final Corruption of Joe Biden
A cowardly cop killer
01 Jan 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order
Stuff reports: A police officer has died after a car “being used as a weapon” hit her and a colleague, in a New Year’s Eve incident in Nelson. After hitting the two officers, the vehicle allegedly returned and rammed a police car with an officer and a member of the public inside. After due process […]
A cowardly cop killer
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