"Elephants and the Law" by Dean Knight

Yesterday Paula Bennett, Police Minister and Deputy PM, said the following when announcing new measures to combat gangs, including some warrantless searches:
We just feel that there are some gang members that are creating more harm and continuing to.
Some have fewer human rights than others when they are creating a string of victims behind them ... there is a different standard....

As New Zealanders, we regularly celebrate our commitment to democracy. It has rightly been described as the underlying principle of our system of government. We’re pretty proud of our democratic history and some of the civic innovations we’ve brought...

Parliament is expected to pass the Remuneration Authority Amendment Bill under urgency today or this week.
Hmmm.
Red lights.

I haven't been blogging much recently - it's been rather quiet on here for a few years, sorry.
But I think I have a pretty good excuse...
I'm been working on my PhD at the London School of Economics and Political Science and submitted it for examination just before Xmas. The title is "Vigilance and Restraint in the Common Law of Judicial Review: Scope, Grounds, Intensity, Context". Here...