Stephanie Rodgers

Feminist, leftie, green māmā from Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Category: Crime/Justice

29 April 2015

Spot the difference: Nats on capital punishment

Corin Dann on John Key’s visit to Saudi Arabia, where people are still executed for sorcery: Yes, John Key did raise [the issue of human rights] but it’s clear he…
20 April 2015

What does it say when a child rapist is painted as the victim?

[Content note: child sexual abuse, rape culture] There are many, many horrifying aspects to this case recently heard in the Napier District Court, of a 17-year-old who repeatedly raped a…
12 April 2015

The Police Commissioner and the Streisand Effect

The Streisand Effect describes when someone’s attempt to cover up or censor something only leads to it getting more attention – the exact opposite result they intended. Someone should tell…