More Mad Men: From the They are still at it file. A judge tells a thug who kicked a 2 year old to death -
"You did a monstrous thing, but I do not think you are a monster," a High Court Judge told the killer of a two-year-old boy today.
In Wellington, Justice Joseph Williams sentenced Rikki Leigh Scott Ngatai-Check, 23, to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years."
Another Judge, after an Armed Offenders Squad callout, arrest a guy who had a cache of weapons and said to have a mental problem, gives him bail.!!
Quiz: Great result. Won the bonus of $550 - I knew the answer (Worlds oldest flag = Denmark) thanks to a friend who told me this about 12 months ago. And we came 2nd.
Interesting Fact: In the Sunday Times - 91% of all leaders in a democracy lose their jobs at the next election after a major event like an earthquake. I would have thought it would be the opposite but it seems after the initial optimism dampens down and reconstruction starts to stall things turn sour for the incumbent. Hmmmmm - I assume Mr Key knows this.
