How Finland Treats Alcohol Addiction
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/04/the-irrationality-of-alcoholics-anonymous/386255/ For a glimpse of how treatment works elsewhere, I traveled to Finland, a country that shares with the United States a history of prohibition (inspired by the American temperance movement, the Finns outlawed alcohol from 1919 to 1932) and a culture of heavy drinking. Finland’s treatment model is based in large part on the…
Elderly man’s body lay ‘for some time’ in Housing NZ apartment – police
Elderly man’s body lay ‘for some time’ in Housing NZ apartment – police https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/elderly-mans-body-lay-some-time-in-housing-nz-apartment-police Police were alerted to the elderly man’s body by neighbours who had not seen him for some time at the apartment block in Dixon Street, Te Aro. Police say it appears the body has been there for some time and the…
‘Forgive Isis’: Girl’s dying request to mother after she is burnt alive by militants in her own home
‘Forgive Isis’: Girl’s dying request to mother after she is burnt alive by militants in her own home http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/christian-girl-tells-her-parents-to-forgive-isis-after-she-is-burnt-alive-in-her-own-home-a7038611.html A 12-year-old Christian girl who was burnt to death in her home by Isis urged her family to forgive them with her dying breath. The girl’s mother described how jihadi fighters had set fire to the…
Young US sex abuse victim rescued after detective work by NZ Internal Affairs
Young US sex abuse victim rescued after detective work by NZ Internal Affairs https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/young-us-sex-abuse-victim-rescued-after-detective-work-nz-internal-affairs Webb’s laptop and mobile phone were seized in August 2014 after an online video chat website reported Webb’s activities to the Department. “From what was on his phone and from what Webb told me I found a Facebook account of the…
Mother of 15-month-old son jail term doubled for abuse
http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/extended-jail-time-for-mum-who-filmed-abuse-2016051911 An Auckland mother who filmed herself sexually abusing her 15-month-old son for $300 has had her jail term nearly doubled on appeal. Krystal Harvey, 23, must now serve a prison sentence of three years and nine months, a decision by High Court Justice Edwin Wylie says. In 2014, Harvey filmed herself on her cellphone…
Hideous damage meth has has caused in our community
This is the story of the hideous damage meth has has caused in our community https://t.co/FdUae7ejQe pic.twitter.com/oWHs4iKSEi — nzherald (@nzherald) May 19, 2016
My Father, Woody Allen, and the Danger of Questions Unasked (Guest Column)
My Father, Woody Allen, and the Danger of Questions Unasked (Guest Column) http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/my-father-woody-allen-danger-892572 Despite Dylan Farrow’s damning allegations of sexual abuse, the director of Cannes’ opening film today remains beloved by stars, paid by Amazon and rarely interrogated by media as his son, Ronan Farrow, writes about the culture of acquiescence surrounding his father. “They’re…
17 children rescued after Drew Webb caught trading sex abuse images
17 children rescued after Drew Webb caught trading sex abuse images http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/80146094/17-children-rescued-after-Drew-Webb-caught-trading-sex-abuse-images Seventeen children were rescued from sex abuse overseas and 11 adults were arrested when the authorities busted the online activities of Drew Webb. Webb, 20, was jailed for six years in the Christchurch District Court on Wednesday. Those arrested overseas were caregivers, parents,…
Man jailed for rape of ‘vulnerable’ Christchurch sex worker
Man jailed for rape of ‘vulnerable’ Christchurch sex worker http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/80128492/man-jailed-for-rape-of-vulnerable-christchurch-sex-worker Dommisse’s encounter with the Manchester St sex worker broke rules about the workers being able to insist on clients respecting boundaries, keeping to agreements, stopping whenever the sex worker said, and ensuring safe sex. The 36-year-old had a long criminal history, including a jail term…