Violence

Don’t you just love people who demand action and a new law when laws already exist, supposedly, to stop things like this happening:

The father of a Christchurch man who was stabbed in the head at a party says the calm demeanour of a police officer helped saved his son.

Police received multiple calls early yesterday morning about trouble brewing at a party on Flockton St.

They arrived to find a 20-year-old man had been stabbed in the head and was being supported by his father and friends.

The man underwent surgery yesterday to have the knife’s nine centimetre blade removed and was in a stable condition in Christchurch Hospital today.  Read more »

The Atlantic has put together some proper facts and statistics about “gun violence” in America. I think you will be surprised, particularly those of you like the dick Piers Morgan who call for assault rifle bans just how few deaths are caused byt people armed with assault rifles:

How much gun violence is there in the U.S.?

There were 8,583 homicides by firearms in 2011, out of 12,664 homicides total, according to the FBI. This means that more than two-thirds of homicides involve a firearm. 6,220 of those homicides by firearm (72%) are known to have involved a handgun.

It’s worth noting that violent crime rates of all types have been steadily decreasing since the early 1990s. No one is quite sure what is causing this decrease, though there are many theories, ranging from tighter gun control laws to more innovative policing and changes in the drug market. Whatever the cause of this decline, America still has a homicide rate of 4.7 murders per 100,000 people, which is one of the highest of all developed countries (see: international comparison).

Gun violence also affects more than its victims. In areas where it is prevalent, just the threat of violence makes neighborhoods poorer. It’s very difficult to quantify the total harm caused by gun violence, but by asking many people how much they would pay to avoid this threat — a technique called contingent valuation – researchers have estimated a cost to American society of $100 billion dollars.

Guns are also involved in suicides and accidents. 19,392 of 38,264 suicides in 2010 involved a gun (50%), according to the CDC. There were 606 firearm-related accidents in the same year — about 5% of the number of intentional gun deaths.

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Domestic violence must be stamped out at all levels, including leafy suburbs where suppression orders to protect those in high political office who like to show their women the back of their hand.

An anti-violence campaigner has called on Northland men to “man up” and lead the way against domestic violence by speaking up if they see others abusing loved ones.

Hundreds marched through central Whangarei yesterday to protest against domestic violence following the violent death of mother of two Patricia Ann Mcgrath.

The mother of two, nicknamed Wowo, died on January 8 in Whangarei Hospital after she was taken off life support following an assault four days earlier in her Kamo home.  Read more »

What on earth has marriage equality got to do with Sensible Sentencing? Quite a lot apparently. Garth McVicar thinks that marriage equality will lead to hordes of criminal beasts committing all sorts of crimes against humanity:

Crime will rise if gay couples are allowed to marry, says the head of the country’s victim lobby group.

Sensible Sentencing Trust leader Garth McVicar has submitted to Parliament that changing the law to allow same-sex marriage will be yet another erosion of basic morals and values in society which have led to an escalation of child abuse, domestic violence, and an ever-increasing prison population.

“The marriage amendment bill will not benefit society at all and will ultimately have detremetal (sic) effect on crime at all levels,” the submission read.  Read more »

There has been plenty of debate recently in the US and indeed worldwide surrounding gun control following the recent shootings in Connecticut. One thing we haven’t been short on is hypocrisy by A-listers and actors/actresses who stand against guns and violence, but have been more than willing to suck off the Hollywood tit even if they have to use guns.

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Crying a river of tears…not over this pedo getting the bash:

A 46-year-old Tauranga man has been arrested and charged with assaulting Trevor Hall, the convicted paedophile who sexually abused a 7-year-old girl.

Hall, 59, was due to be sentenced in Tauranga District Court this morning on four charges of indecent assault on a child, but Judge Peter Rollo adjourned the sentencing to December 17.

As Hall left the courthouse on bail, a man punched Hall in the mouth then fled.

Tauranga police Senior Sergeant Rob Glencross told the Bay of Plenty Times that a 46-year-old man was arrested at 11.12am today and charged with assault.

The guy who bashed him shouldn’t be charged with assault, he should be given three cheers and hip, hip hooray.

If I was him I’d ask for a jury trial.

Owen Glenn in setting up his foundation to combat child abuse has commissioned a truly independent inquiry to look into domestic violence.

He could have saved himself some coin and just picked up the phone and asked Mr B….followed up with a quick call to Tariana and Pita to ask about Maori child abuse:

Multi-millionaire Owen Glenn says he will launch an independent inquiry to establish why domestic violence and child abuse remain such major issues in New Zealand.

“The Glenn Inquiry” will be funded through the $80 million Mr Glenn pledged for his foundation in July to fight child abuse in New Zealand.

He said while the Government believes it is doing enough, he is alarmed at the growing statistics that show that there has not yet been any real change.

“This independent inquiry will not be limited to examining the problem and making recommendations for others to consider _ it will produce an evidence-based blueprint for the future, a model that, if adopted, could set New Zealand as a world leader in addressing child abuse and domestic violence.”

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The “Olympian”, aka Kermadec Crunchy-Wasp, the tough guy who likes to bash woman but is afraid of his own name has been found guilty of sexual assault:

A former Olympic athlete has been found guilty of sexual and physical assaults on his then-wife and an ex-girlfriend.

The man, whose name is suppressed so as not to identify the complainants, learnt his fate in the High Court at Auckland today after a two-week trial.

Dressed in a smart dark gray suit, he showed little emotion as the verdicts were read.

The former Olympian was found guilty of three counts of rape, one of sexual violation, one count of injuring with intent and one count of male assaults female.

However he was cleared of a further count of rape and one of sexual violation, kidnapping, two counts of injuring with intent to injure and one of assault.

The charges he was found guilty of related to both complainants.

The jury were told they must not name the Olympic athlete, whose suppression will continue unless a further order is made by the court overturning it.

He was remanded in custody until his sentencing at the end of September.

Disclaimer: I was found guilty of the summary offence of naming Kermadec Crunchy-Wasp in 2010.

For the benefit of Dr Chris Pemberton, of University of Otago and Catholic Conservative who insists on defaming me and for the creepy, sanctimonious stalker, I will use Graeme Edgeler’s precise definition of a Summary Offence:

A breach of a summary offence isn’t technically a “crime”. The term crime is defined in the Crimes Act 1961 as an offence which may be proceeded against by indictment.

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Perhaps he might like to assist the National party, since they just seem to think that the best approach to domestic violence is to sweep it all under the carpet and have senior politicians wax lyrical about the standing of Mr B:

For the past two years, the community-minded McGlashan has been the national coordinator and an ambassador for Blow The Whistle On Violence, a nationwide campaign through which sports stars have encouraged families and communities to work together to eliminate domestic violence.

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Simon Bridges made a statement that New Zealand still has a serious family violence problem when talking about a Bay of Plenty Times Weekend story about convicted child abuser Reuben Anthony Major.

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges says the case is a “graphic illustration” that New Zealand still had a serious family violence problem. A “complete culture change” needed to happen before the problem would be eliminated, he said.

I wonder if he feels the same way about Mr B? What will he do to ensure the party takes the same stand he does and calls out Mr B?

Will he support constitutional change that requires all applicants for Regional and Board positions to declare whether or not they are subject to any court action or even if they are subject to any name suppression orders?