"If you want to beat your murder rap, we need to prove you're insane." "Like Annette King said, it was the sun and the moon that made me go berserk!" 'Nutty as a sack of cashews'... 1 February, 2008

"If you want to beat your murder rap, we need to prove you're insane." "Like Annette King said, it was the sun and the moon that made me go berserk!" 'Nutty as a sack of cashews'... 1 February, 2008
Date
2008
Reference
DCDL-0005262
Description

Shows a lawyer talking to his client who is behind bars. The lawyer says that if his client wants to beat the murder rap he will have to prove insane. The murderer says that it was the sun and the moon that made him go berserk. The lawyer wites 'Nutty as a sack of cashews' on his pad. Refers to Minister of Police, Annette King, commenting that the full moon and the sunshine contributed to the high number of violent crimes over the summer. She also said that the stress of the Christmas period contributed.

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Moreu, Michael, 1969-: [Digital cartoons published in the Christchurch Press and Fairfax Media]
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1 digital cartoon(s), Works of art, Digital images, Cartoons (Commentary)
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"If you want to beat your murder rap, we need to prove you're insane." "Like Annette King said, it was the sun and the moon that made me go berserk!" 'Nutty as a sack of cashews'... 1 February, 2008. Moreu, Michael, 1969-: [Digital cartoons published in the Christchurch Press and Fairfax Media]. Ref: DCDL-0005262. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22880178

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