Archive for the 'Smacking' Category

Welfare and Violence: The Elephant In The Room

Posted by Luke H on September 28th, 2008

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Law and Order Welfare and Violence: The Elephant In The Room “The headlines in recent days say it all: ‘Stabbing In Central Auckland’ – ’30 police hunt Wanganui man’s killers’ – ‘Fatal Stabbing In Invercargill’. Horrific violent crimes are shattering the lives of ordinary New Zealanders,” laments Libertarianz spokesman Luke [...]

Free Speech, Freedom, Libertarianz, New Zealand, Personal, Smacking | 3 Comments »

Child Abuse

Posted by Luke H on August 10th, 2007

The rhetoric around child abuse is getting quite deafening. What better time than to throw my own rhetoric into the mix? Christine Rankin’s group called for three minutes of silence, including drivers on the roads (!) Transit said that drivers had better not stop and get out on the motorway, because that wouldn’t be safe [...]

Culture, Domestic Violence, New Zealand, Politics, Smacking | 1 Comment »

Smacking Bill Passed

Posted by Luke H on May 17th, 2007

Yesterday Parliament passed the Amendment to Section 59 with 113 in favour and 7 against.  This is a bill which criminalises parents by making the correction of children a criminal offense, a subset of assault, worth as much as two years in jail. One of the key features of the bill is specifically denying the [...]

Culture, Domestic Violence, New Zealand, Politics, Smacking | 3 Comments »

Smacking March Report

Posted by Luke H on April 5th, 2007

“2,4,6,8, WE DON’T WANT YOUR NANNY STATE!” On Wednesday 28 March, after a mere 2 weeks of planning, a diverse group of people gathered in Wellington’s Civic Square to protest the repeal of Section 59 of the Crimes Act, otherwise known as the anti-smacking bill. The left-wing spin is that Bradford’s Bill is about preventing [...]

Libertarianz, New Zealand, Politics, Smacking, Wellington | 13 Comments »