"Three Strikes is built on the economists' way of thinking and provides an escalating punishment for repeat violent offending."
Rodney Hide discusses his latest column on NBR Radio and on demand on MyNBR Radio.
Fri, 09 Oct 2015
Some 135-plus New Zealanders are walking about today not bashed, beaten or worse, thanks to the Three Strikes legislation. It’s a good result. Another 135 fewer people are in prison. That too, is a good result.
The numbers aren’t mine but lawyer Graeme Edgeler’s, who, while opposing Three
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